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This License Agreement ("the Agreement") is a legal agreement between you and
GlobalPlatform, Inc., a Delaware corporation with a place of business at 900 Metro
Center
Boulevard, Foster City, California, 94404 ("GlobalPlatform"), which owns or
licenses the
Chip Card Technology, Software and Specifications relating to chip-based card
products, as
listed in the "Technical Downloads" page of the GlobalPlatform web site. As used in
this
Agreement:
"You" or "you" means the company, entity or individual ("Licensee") that is
acquiring a
license under this Agreement.
"Affiliate" is an entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or
is under common
control with another entity, so long as such control exists. "Control" means
beneficial
ownership of more than fifty percent of the voting stock or equity in an entity.
"End User" is a company, entity or individual that is the ultimate purchaser,
either directly or
indirectly, from Licensee or an Affiliate of Licensee, of a Compliant Product (as
defined
hereinafter).
"Chip Card Technology" means each of the GlobalPlatform technologies listed in the
"Technical Downloads" page of the GlobalPlatform web site, and Updates thereto (as
defined
hereinafter).
"Software" means the software listed in the "Technical Downloads" page of the
GlobalPlatform web site, and Updates thereto.
"Specifications" means the specifications listed in the "Technical Downloads" page
of the
GlobalPlatform web site, and Updates thereto.
"Update(s)" means any update, revision, or extension of some or all of the Chip
Card
Technology, Software, and Specifications.
"Compliant Product" is a product or service that complies with one or more of the
Specifications.
You must accept all of the terms of this Agreement before viewing, downloading,
taking
possession of, or otherwise using the information governed by this Agreement. By
clicking on
the "ACCEPT" button below, you are consenting to be bound by and are becoming a
party to
this Agreement, and you are representing that you are authorized to bind your
company, as
identified by you in the Acceptance Form at the end of this Agreement, as a party
to this
Agreement. If you do not agree to all of the terms of this Agreement, click the "DO
NOT
ACCEPT" button at the end of this Agreement.
1. GRANT OF LICENSE.
1.1 License. GlobalPlatform hereby grants to Licensee, its Affiliates and End
Users, a non-
exclusive, perpetual (except as provided for herein), royalty-free, fully paid-up,
worldwide
license in the Chip Card Technology and the Software for purposes of creating,
developing,
testing, demonstrating, using, producing, licensing, distributing, copying, selling
and
otherwise exploiting Compliant Products, and the right to reproduce and distribute
the
Specifications, subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
1.2 Modifications. Licensee, its Affiliates and End Users, shall not modify the
Specifications.
Licensee and its Affiliates may modify the Software, but only to the extent the
Software, as
modified, is used as or in connection with a product or service which is a
Compliant Product.
1.3 Sublicensing. Licensee, its Affiliates and End Users, shall not sublicense any
of the
Specifications. Licensee and its Affiliates may sublicense, through one or more
intermediaries, the Software, to the extent necessary to create, develop, test,
demonstrate, use,
produce, license, distribute, copy, sell or otherwise exploit any Compliant
Products, and may
disclose the Specifications and Software to third party developers, subject to the
conditions
set forth in this Agreement.
2. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that, as between
Licensee and GlobalPlatform, all Chip Card Technology shall at all times be the
exclusive
property of GlobalPlatform, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to
convey to
Licensee any ownership interest in the Chip Card Technology, Software or
Specifications.
Licensee shall be the owner of any derivative works it develops based on the Chip
Card
Technology, including commercial implementations of the Software, but Licensee's
ownership and use of such derivative works shall be subject in all respects to
GlobalPlatform's
ownership of the underlying Chip Card Technology and the terms and conditions upon
which
Licensee may use the underlying Chip Card Technology under this Agreement.
GlobalPlatform acknowledges and agrees that, as between Licensee and
GlobalPlatform,
Compliant Products developed by Licensee shall be the exclusive property of
Licensee.
3. SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE. GlobalPlatform shall have no obligation to Licensee,
its Affiliates or End Users to support or maintain the Chip Card Technology.
4. TERMINATION OF LICENSE.
4.1 Breach. In the event of a breach of this Agreement by Licensee or its
Affiliates,
GlobalPlatform shall give Licensee written notice and an opportunity to cure. If
the breach is
not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice, or if the breach is of a
nature that cannot
be cured, then GlobalPlatform may immediately or thereafter terminate the licenses
granted in
this Agreement; provided, however, that Licensee, its Affiliates and End Users
shall be
permitted to continue to use Compliant Products created or obtained prior to such
termination,
and to use the Chip Card Technology, Specifications and Software as they existed on
the date
of such termination (but not subsequent Updates thereto), in a manner not
inconsistent with
the terms of this Agreement.
4.2 Notice. Licensee may immediately terminate the licenses granted in this
Agreement upon
written notice to GlobalPlatform.
4.3 Litigation. GlobalPlatform may terminate all or part of the licenses granted in
this
Agreement in the event Compliant Products sold by Licensee or its Affiliates give
rise to a
lawsuit against an Indemnified Party (as defined in Section 7 below), containing at
least one
claim predicated upon manufacture, use or sale of the Compliant Products and (a)
for which
the indemnification in Section 7 does not apply, (b) for which Licensee asserts
that such
indemnification does not apply, or (c) in the event that, in GlobalPlatform's
reasonable
opinion, Licensee does not have the resources to reasonably fulfill its obligations
under
Section 7. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensee, its Affiliates and End Users
may continue
to use the Chip Card Technology, Specifications and Software if Licensee agrees to
assume
the cost of defending such lawsuit and if, in GlobalPlatform's reasonable opinion,
Licensee
has the resources to reasonably fulfill its obligations under Section 7.
5. NO WARRANTIES. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the neither the Chip Card
Technology nor the Software are necessarily ready for commercial use and that
GlobalPlatform has not necessarily approved, registered, tested or certified their
use with any
payment or chip card system. GlobalPlatform makes no representations or warranties
whatsoever regarding the Chip Card Technology, the Software or any derivative works