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智慧財產及商業法院101年度民專更(一)字第1號

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  • 裁判案由
    專利權授權契約事件
  • 案件類型
    智財
  • 審判法院
    智慧財產及商業法院
  • 裁判日期
    102 年 06 月 28 日

  • 當事人
    光寶科技股份有限公司

101()1     Inpro II Licensing SARL  Michael Spiro     102 5 29 CitibankPrime Rate 調貿exclusive shall will 使 995 261 636298309.6 Hitachi, Ltd. Patent License Agreement4 2 1 西2010 5219.6 西20101022便西20111 113 974 2409 70009021 6 1 9.6 99212 19 247 1 5212409898 259 260 1 , Ltd.967 207 6 Patent License Agreement 981231650 96406 97459 981231250 5.1 (a) 50(b)96 100 (c)97 100 974.3 971231540 247 540 4.3(b) 4.3(b)If after the Effective Date(b) there is a disposition by Lite-On of thepart of its business engaged in manufacturing Licensed Products, all future rights, releases,licenses and immunities hereunder will immediately terminate ipso facto, but in no way shall that affect the rights, releases, licenses and immunities of Lite-On prior to such acquisition or disposition.(b) 97Hitach ithe rights, releases, licenses and immunities of Lite-On 97984 4 4 4.1 in relation to that formerAffiliate 4.3(b) all future rights, releases, licenses and immunities hereunder will immediately terminate ipso facto4.1 3 4.1 all futurerights, releases, licenses and immunities hereunder will immediatelyterminate ipso facto in relation to thatformerAffiliate 使4 4.1 4.3(b)4.1 4.3 (b) 4.3(b)4.3 (b) 4. 3(b) obligation4.3(b) Chris Neumeyer4.3(b)obligationobligation4.3(b)調4.3(b) 8 8 Michael Spiro 4.3(b) 5.1 (b)-(d) 4.3(b)obligation5.1 使979898obligation Chris NeumeyerMichael Spiro 4.3(b)4.3(b)4.3(b)144.3(b)4.3(b) lump sumlump sum 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 965.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 985.1(d)540 5.1 985.1(d)98540 5.1(d)$5,400,000 of Payment 4 is in consideration of the license under Clause 3 above for the calendar year 20095,400,000 3 2009使in conside ration ofcondition precedent 540 98 98 4.3(b)5.1(d)98滿540 a royalty or rent license 滿使使985.1 9858failure of consideration使 3.1 Subject to the provisions hereof, hereby grants Lite-Onlicense 4.3 5.1 4.3 5.1 4.3 5.1 984.3 98540 5.1 5.1 5.1 (a) (d) in consideration of 5.1 5.1 5.1 (a) (d) 505.1 In considera tion of thereleases, licenses and immunities granted under Clause 2 and 3 above, Lite-On will make the follo wing Payments 2 3 in consideration of 使5.1 使in consideration of 5.1 (a)-(d)in consideration of 5.1 in consideration of使5.1 in consideration of 5.1 (a)-(d) in consideration of 5.1 in consideration of covenantin consideration of 2 3 5.1 18 5.1 540 9819ifas soon asprovided that 19Courts interpret language such as "if", "as soon as" or "provided that" as the expresscreation of a condition in consideration of 505.1(d)9898使98 540 5.1 in consideration of969697989 ,990,000covenant20obligationChris Neumeyer98540 4.3(b)5. 1(d) 5.1(d)5.1 in consideration of 5.1 in conside ration of 98540 540 Great American Opportunities v. Cherrydale Delaware 540 西20104 14540 Dechert LLP 9.1 4.3 540 4.3(b)使 2 Farnan使FarnanFarnanFarnan102 3 474849Farnan 4.3(b) 4.3(b)(b) there is adispositi on by Lite-On of the part of its business engaged in manufacturing Licensed Productsall future rights, release s,licenses and immunities will immediately terminate ipso facto 4.3(b)使ipso facto 4.3(b) 4.3(b)4.3(b) 6.3 4.3 4.3 Farnan6.3 4.3 6.3 4.3 4.3 6.3 調 9.2 4.3(b)9.1 使4.3(b)使9. 1 4 4.1 4.3(b) 4 Further Limitationon Release,License and Immunities 4 4 4 4 4.1 1.1 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.3 使4.1 4.3 4 4 4 4 4.3(b)of Lite-On 4.3(b)disposition by Lite-On使ipso factoof Lite-Onof Lite-Onof Lite-On right 4.3(b)Hitachi 4.3(b) 4.3(b)4.3(b)2 3 6.4 7.1 8.1 4.3 4.3(b) 4.3(b) 使Chris Neumeyer4.3(b)obligation使4.3(b)使使4.3( b) 3.1 使hereby grants irrevocable 3.1 a license 使a license licenses9798 5.1 5.1 Lite-On will pay all amounts due hereunder in US$ 使 4.3 5.1 98 3.1 4.3 5.1 98 984.3 985.1 5.3 便 4.3(b) Michael W. Dickinson, Inc. v. Martin CollinsSurfaces & Footings MWD 便使 MWD 6.3 6.3 MWD 540 540 MWD 5.1(a)-(d)MWD MWD 5.1(a)-(d)5.1 5.3 MWD 540 5.1(a)-(d)MWD 3.1 使3.1 not limited by product quantity 便西2009西2009使使 9.3 9.3 便使西20075 29Michael Spiro We agree completely that Lite-On's obligat ion tomake payments should notbe excusable due to forcemajeure. Chris Neumeyer 9.3 使使9.3 使Settlement MOUSettlement MOUa.c.d.使使e.使SettlementMOU 5.1 5.1 5.1 2 3 Farnan5. 1使 There is nothing in Section 5.1 that conditions Lite-On's payment or makes that payment in any way contigent使 5.1 5.1 5.1 (a)-(d) 5.1(a)-(d)5.1 (a )(b) (c) (d) 5.1 (a) (b) (c) (d) 使4.3 966 145.1 (a) (b) (c) (d) Michael Spiro 5.1 (a)-(d) 18International Accounting Standards 18 30b royalties shall be recog nised on an accrual basis in accordance with the substance of the relevantagreement 33使Hitachi 5.1 (a )-(d)2,055 5.1 (a)- (d)2007406 2008459 2009540 5.1 (a)-(d) 5.1(a)-(d)5.1(a)-(d)5.1(a)-(d)It being acknowledge d that acknowledg ement 5053Mr.Connolly 10使in considera tion of使使consideration Farnan調5.1 5.1 Michael Spiro 西2006114 Option5.1 Settlement MOUMichael Spiro 6 5.1(a)-(d)5.1 300 6 MOU Michael Spiro 300 44100 5.1(a)-(d) 4.3(b)540 540 981231CitibankPrime Rate3% 224 225 967 6 20 981231 97971231 1,515 Great American Opportunities v. Cherrydale, 2010 WL 338219(Del.Ch.) 101 1 2 106 994 14Agreement toAssign Patent License Agreement(LITE-ON ) 101 1 1 49 967 6 20使5.1 981231974.3 97123115264.3 971231984.3 4.3 (b)Lite-OnIf after the Effective Date (b) there is a disposition by Lite-On of the part of its business engaged in manufacturing Licensed Products, all future rights, releases, licenses and immunities hereunder will immediately terminate ipso facto1617but in no way shall that affect the rights, releases, licenses and immunities of Lite-On piror to such acquisition or disposition all future rights, releases, licenses and immunities hereunder will immediately terminate ipso factoall hereunder 4 Further Limitation on Release, License and Immunities Without prejudice to the generality of any other provision hereof,and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,the releases, licenses and immunities granted hereinare subject to the following further conditions 4 5.1(d)5,400,000 3 2009$5,400,000 of Payment 4 is in consideration of the licenseunder Clause 3 above for the calendar year 2009 John Polk v. Theodore Mitchell使in consideration of condition precedent 5,400,000 98985.1(d)2009滿5,400,000 John Polk v. Theodore MitchellIn general if the agreement be that one party shall do an act and that for thedoing thereof the other party shall pay a sum of money, the doing of the act is a condition precedent tothe payment.22使in consideration of 5.1(d)5,400,000 3 西2009in consideration of 5.1(d)西2009西20095.1(d)4.3 4.3 使NBC Universal, Inc. v. Paxson Communications Corporation, No. Civ.A. 650-N.1419 Bank of New York Mellon, 2011 WL 000000057NBC Universal, Inc. v. Paxson Communications Corporation ,No. Civ.A. 650-N. 16GRT v. Marathon, 2012 WL0000000( Del. Ch.)6468Michael Spiro 調5 224.3 (obligations) 260 261 262 43454647Chris NeumeyerSpiro 稿obligations 4.3 Spiro 稿4.3 obligations Spiro obligations 4.3 obligations 540 540 Spiro 4.3 Spiro 294 298 303 8690957 西20075 22稿176 8 Michael Spiro 西20075 25183 9 Chris Neumeyer西20075 29Michael Spiro 193 194 Chris Neumeyer西20075 224.3 (obligations )all future rights, releases , licenses, immunities and obligations hereunder will immediately terminate ipso facto Michael Spiro 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 使 4.3 540 540 540 5.4 Citibank NA prime rate3%Lite-On will pay interest on all overdue amounts, for the period from the due date until the date onwhich full payment is received, calculated at the annual rate of 3 % over the posted prime rate in force from time to time of Citibank NA in New York City22540 981231CitibankPrime Rate 1 78         102    6     28     20         102    7      8