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Trademark Lisencing Agreement SOYBEAN - Draft 6-NC Amend Blank
Trademark Lisencing Agreement SOYBEAN - Draft 6-NC Amend Blank
BETWEEN
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
LLP No : XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(“LICENSOR”)
AND
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
(“LICENSEE”)
Prepared by :-
LICENSOR
(xxxxxxXxx)
AND
LICENSEE.
Recitals
(A) The Licensor is the registered proprietor and/or owner and/or proprietor and/or
legal and beneficial owner of the Malaysian trade mark, particulars of which are
contained in the Schedule A ("the "Trade
Mark") to this Trade Mark Licensing and Business Agreement (“the
Agreement”).
(B) The Licensee is a company incorporated under Malaysian Law and has its
registered address at
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WHEREAS :
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1.5 In addition to the above commitments, the Licensee has agreed to pay an
annual fee of which payment is to be paid on or before the 7th calendar
day of the next calendar year for, as stated herein:
1.6 Licensee agrees to pay the Licensor a royalty of 6% (Six Percent) (“the
“Royalty”) on or before the 7th calendar day of each month based on
Licensee’s Net Sales of Licensed Goods / Services accruing upon the sale
of the Licensed Goods/Services (i.e., when the Licensed Product is billed,
invoiced, shipped, or paid for, whichever is first regardless of the time of
collection by Licensee), with late payments incurring interest at the rate of
TWO PERCENT (2%) per month from the date such payments were
originally due. The Licensee to remit such payment into the account of
XXXXXXX (XXXXXXXX)
"Net Sales" shall mean LICENSEE's gross sales (the gross invoice
amount billed customers) of Licensed Products, less discounts and
allowances actually shown on the invoice and less any bona fide returns.
No other costs incurred in the manufacturing, selling, advertising, and
distribution of the Licensed Products or any uncollectible accounts or
allowances shall be deducted.
1.7 The Stock Intake Deposit, half of the amount be paid on or before the 22nd
calendar day and the rest of the amount shall be paid on or before the 7th
calendar day of the next calendar month.
1.8 The Licensor shall inform the Licensee in writing of such specifications,
directions and information at the commencement of this Agreement and of
any modifications as they may occur.
1.9 The tenure of this Agreement is 2 ( two) years commencing from the date
of the execution of this Agreement subject to Clauses 1.10 and 6.1
herein below.
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1.10 Option for Renewal
Three (3) months written notice in advance by either party before the
expiry date for a further term of Two (2) Years and subject to new terms
and conditions to be mutually agreed upon by all parties.
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(iv) use the Trade Mark without alteration or modification and only in
such manner and with such acknowledgement of proprietorship as
shall from time to time be stipulated by the Licensor;
(v) submit and obtain written approval from the Licensor or its
authorised representative samples of all labels, advertising or other
promotional or publicity material bearing any written representation
of the Trade Mark and intended to be used in relation to the
Goods/Services or the business relating to the Goods/Services and
the Licensor has absolute discretion to accept such submission by
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the Licensee;
(ix) The Licensee to use and install both Point of Sales System
software and hardware provided only by the Licensor and will be
connected to the network system as requested by the Licensor so
as to transmit daily business data to the Licensor. The Licensee
shall not alter and/or modify any of the mentioned above without
prior written consent from the Licensor;
(x) The Licensee shall use all kitchen appliances inclusive of kitchen
/bar machineries and equipment as approved by the Licensor;
(xii) The Licensee is under obligation to buy all raw materials either
semi-raw or finished product, packaging for the goods and any
other materials deemed necessary in the selling of the goods by the
Licensor from the Licensor;
(xiii) The Licensee must only sell the products of food prepared by the
Food Central Kitchen of the Licensor and must follow the method of
preparation and delivery of the products as stipulated by the
Licensor. The stocks of the raw materials of either readymade
stocks or semi-readymade stocks must be prepared by the Licensor
and/or the Licensee and/or both the Licensor and the Licensee
and/or any other third party approved by the Licensor;
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2.3 The Licensor undertakes to:
i. Training
The Licensor shall, within 30 (thirty) days from the date of signing
this Agreement, provide the Licensee with an Operation Manual,
which would represent and symbolize the licensing system,
including the Operation Management Manual to ensure that the
Licensee can operate the directly operated store independently.
Training contents include: opening the business, operating,
managing and promoting.
iv. The Licensor must assist the Licensee with the repairs of the
machinery by providing them the necessary contacts of repairmen.
If the machineries are still under warranty, the Licensor must assist
the Licensee with the warranty.
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administrator of the social media pages. Posts on the social media
pages shall first be approved by the Licensor before posting.
2.4 During the term of this Agreement, the Licensor shall take all steps
necessary or advisable for the maintenance, renewal and protection of the
Trade Marks.
2.5 Licensor shall have the right, upon at least five (5) days written notice to
inspect Licensee's books and records and all other documents and
material in the possession of or under the control of Licensee with respect
to the subject matter of this Agreement at a location in Malaysia. Licensor
shall have free and full access thereto for such purposes and shall be
permitted to make copies thereof and extracts there from.
3.1 The Licensee shall purchase the main raw materials, consumables and
other materials from the Licensor.
3.2 If the Licensee fails to purchase from the Licensor, the Licensor may
terminate this Agreement by written notice. The Licensor may unilaterally
terminate this Agreement and request the Licensee for damages of
RM150,000-00 (Ringgit Malaysia One Hundred and Fifty Thousand) only.
3.3 When purchasing raw materials and consumables, the Licensor has to
deliver 2 (two) times a week. The Licensee shall calculate accurately the
volume to replenish each time and avoid any waste of replenished
resources, which can cause unsatisfactory operation. The logistics and
distribution costs shall be borne by the Licensee. In order to maintain the
quality of the product, the raw materials shall be provided by the Licensor.
3.4 On delivery of goods, the Licensee shall verify and accept the goods on
the same day. In the event any article is found defective or damaged, the
Licensee shall return the product immediately or otherwise, the goods
delivered shall be considered as received in good condition.
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4 Infringement
4.1 The Licensee will immediately notify the Licensor of any infringements or
suspected infringements of the Trade Mark or passing-off or suspected
passing-off by the use of Trade Mark or any challenge to the validity or title
coming to its notice.
3.2 The Licensee is entitled to call upon the Licensor to take proceedings in
respect of an infringement or passing-off of the Trade Mark or any
challenge to the validity of title of the Trade Mark and the Licensor may
take such measures as it thinks fit, in its absolute discretion to remedy the
infringement or defend the validity or title of such challenge.
5 Title
The Licensee recognises and acknowledges the Licensor’s title and right to the
Trade Mark and will not at any time do or suffer to be done any act or thing which
in any way may impair the rights of the Licensor in the Trade Mark.
6 Duration
6.1 This Agreement takes effect from the Effective Date and shall continue in
force until terminated by either of the parties giving three (3) months notice
of termination in writing to the other party.
7 Termination
7.1 The Licensor may forthwith terminate this Agreement by written notice in
any of the following circumstances:
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7.2 In the event of the Licensee commits one of the following major breaches,
the Licensor may exercise the right to terminate immediately in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and shall not refund any
fees paid by the Licensee. Simultaneously, the Licensee has to
compensate the Licensor for punitive damages of RM150,000.00 (Ringgit
Malaysia One Hundred and Fifty Thousand) as required:
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m) Causing a large number of complaints or being exposed and
criticized by the media because of his/her/its service quality or for
other reasons, causing serious adverse effects on the society;
p) Licensee shall not arbitrarily replace the products, ingredients and all
the packaging materials provided by Licensor without authorization.
Licensee shall not unreasonably replace the incoming ingredients,
menus and after it is determined to be sufficient to affect the image of
Licensor's company brand and image. Licensee agrees that Licensor
may force the removal of the signboard and regard it as Licensee's
breach of Agreement;
s) Being warned by Licensor more than three (3) times in one year;
ii) Debts: The Licensor and the Licensee shall clear and settle the
credits and debts between them as agreed in this Agreement and in
accordance with the law.
iii) The Licensee shall return to the Licensor all the manuals, forms,
signboards, trademarks, names, printed promotional materials,
business system supplies and uniforms and any other relevant
documents and archives.
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8 Amendments
This Agreement may be added to, altered or varied only in writing executed by
both parties SAVE THAT the Licensor may alter or add to the Trade Mark listed
in the Schedule hereto by notice in writing to the Licensee AND the term Trade
Mark appearing herein shall mean and include trade marks in the Schedule as
altered or added to from time to time.
9 Proper Use
The Trade Mark shall not be used by the Licensee in any manner so as to
deceive the public, or be contrary to law or be to the prejudice of the Licensor.
10 General
The Licensee shall not at any time, during the term of this Agreement, do
or cause to be done any act or thing challenging, contesting, impairing, or
tending to impair or invalidate any of Licensor’s rights in the Trade Mark or
any registrations derived from such rights.
10.4 Assignment
The Licensee shall not assign or transfer all or any part of their respective
rights under this Agreement or delegate their performance under this
Agreement without the prior written approval of the Licensor and any
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assignment, transfer or delegation which is made without such prior
written approval shall constitute a breach of this Agreement.
10.5 Waiver
i) A party waives a right under this Agreement only if it does so in
writing.
10.6 Renewal
If the Licensee desires to continue to operate with the Trade Mark, the
Licensee must, in writing, at least 3 (three) months before the expiration of
this agreement, request for a renewal of this agreement, for a term
agreeable between all parties to this agreement, of which the terms of the
renewal is to be agreed upon by all parties of this agreement, as stipulated
in 1.10 above.
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10.10 Unenforceable provision
If a provision in this Agreement is wholly or partly invalid or unenforceable,
the provision or the part of it that is invalid or unenforceable must, to that
extent, be treated as deleted from this Agreement. This does not affect the
validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions.
10.12 Notification
Both parties shall notify the other party, if necessary, for the performance
of this Agreement, at the following address and to the attention of the
Person-in-Charge and in case of change, notify the other party in writing.
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10.14 Successors and Assigns
This agreement will be binding upon any of the heirs, executors,
administrators and other legal representatives, and will be for the benefit
of the Licensor.
10.15 Arbitration
In the event of any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this
Agreement, or the breach thereof, the parties, should they both consent in
writing, shall have the option to submit to arbitration. Arbitration
proceedings will be administered by the Malaysia court. The number of
arbitrators shall be [one or three]. The place of arbitration shall be
Malaysia and Malaysian law shall apply. Judgment on the award rendered
by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
10.16 Time
Time, wherever mentioned, shall be of the essence of this Agreement,
both as regards the dates and period specifically mentioned and as to any
dates and period which may be agreed in writing between the parties be
substituted for them.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first set forth above.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
by its Authorized Representative
____________________________
Name :
NRIC No. :
Designation :
Witnessed by
____________________________
Name :
NRIC NO : .
Designation :
Signed for
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
by its Authorized Representative
____________________________
Name :
NRIC NO : .
Designation :
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Witnessed by
____________________________
Name :
NRIC NO : .
Designation :
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Schedule A
(this schedule formed integral part of this Agreement)
Trade Mark
Specification of
No. Mark Class Application
Goods/Services
Number
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Schedule B
(this schedule formed integral part of this Agreement)
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Schedule C
(this schedule formed integral part of this Agreement)
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