Agreement for Sublicense of Trademark for Use in a Restaurant Business
This Trademark Sublicense Agreement (this Agreement ) is made this day of
, 20 , between , a
(Name of Licensee)
corporation organized under the laws of , having its principal office
(Name of State)
at , referred to herein as Licensee, and
(Street Address, City, County, State, Zip Code)
, a corporation organized under the laws of
(Name of Sublicensee)
, having its principal office at ,
(Name of State) (Street Address)
, referred to herein as Sublicensee.
(City, County, State, Zip Code)
Whereas, Licensee is the exclusive licensee of the right to use and sublicense the names and
marks listed and described in attached Schedule A (the Licensed Marks ), pursuant to the
Trademark License Agreement between ( Licensor) and
(Name of Licensor)
Licensee (the Trademark License Agreement, attached as Exhibit A ; and
Whereas, it is the desire and intention of the parties that Sublicensee be permitted to use the
Licensed Marks in connection with Sublicensee's restaurant business named
, located at ;
(Name) (Street Address, City, County, State, Zip Code)
and
Whereas, Licensor, by the letter attached as Exhibit B, has provided prior written permission
and authorization for Licensee and Sublicensee to enter into an agreement in this form. By this
letter, Licensor has additionally provided prior written permission and authorization for
Sublicensee to register the mark (the Composite Mark ) in the
(text of composite mark)
joint names of Licensor and Sublicensee in any part of the Territory, as that term is defined
below.
Now, therefore, for and in consideration of the matters described above, and of the mutual
benefits and obligations set forth in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
I. License.
A. Licensee grants to Sublicensee, and Sublicensee accepts from Licensee, a right
and license to use the Licensed Marks in connection with marks owned by Sublicensee in
association with restaurant franchising (including business management assistance in the
establishment or operating of restaurants), restaurant services, retail and retail related
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services, real estate services and apparel (the products and services which are the subject
of this Agreement are referred to as the Products and Services, respectively) throughout
the world (the Territory ), including any advertising and promotion associated with the
Products or Services. Licensee, in its reasonable discretion, by written notice to
Sublicensee, may add additional marks to Schedule A, and such marks shall be deemed
to be Licensed Marks under this Agreement, provided that those marks are Licensed
Marks under the Trademark License Agreement. The foregoing license granted in this
Paragraph A is referred to as the Trademark Sublicense. The Trademark Sublicense is
granted without warranties or assurances as to the registrability or availability of the
Licensed Marks.
B. The Licensed Marks shall not be used by Sublicensee in association with any
goods or services other than the Products and Services without the express written
consent of Licensee and Licensor. The Trademark Sublicense is granted on a
nonexclusive basis vis-à-vis Licensee's use of the Licensed Marks.
C. Sublicensee shall not have the right to assign, transfer, or devise any rights
granted in this Agreement, except that Sublicensee shall have the right to grant further
sublicenses under this Agreement, with Licensee's and Licensor's approval, such approval
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
D. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sublicensee (and their permitted Sublicensees)
shall have the right to permit third parties to provide Services and produce and
manufacture Products or the packaging of such Products for Sublicensee consistent with
the quality standards and other requirements of this Agreement and the Trademark
License Agreement for use in connection with activities encompassed within the scope of
the Products and Services. Sublicensee (and their permitted Sublicensees) will identify
their Products and Services and manufacturers for the Products to Licensee or Licensor
upon request. Sublicensee agrees that any person or entity permitted to manufacture such
Products shall be prohibited from manufacturing, producing, selling, distributing, or
shipping Products other than to Sublicensee (or their permitted Sublicensees).
Sublicensee further agrees to enforce such prohibition at its own expense and upon
reasonable demand by Licensee or Licensor.
E. Any and all permitted sublicenses granted by Sublicensee shall be subject to the
terms of this Agreement and of the Trademark License Agreement and must reflect and
contain all the restrictions, protections and provisions of this Agreement for the benefit of
Licensee and the Trademark License Agreement for the benefit of Licensor, and must be
approved in advance in writing by Licensee and Licensor, whose approval will not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.
F. Sublicensee acknowledge that Licensee is the exclusive licensee of the Licensed
Marks and that Licensor is the owner of the entire right, title and interest in and to the
Licensed Marks. Sublicensee will not at any time do, or cause to be done, any act or thing
in any way impairing or tending to impair any part of such right title and interest. In
connection with the use of the Licensed Marks, Sublicensee shall not in any manner
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represent that they have any ownership interest in the Licensed Marks. Sublicensee shall
only have the right to register the Composite Mark in the joint name of Licensor and
Sublicensee and may only use the Composite Mark for the purposes for which, and for so
long as, Sublicensee may use the Licensed Marks under this Agreement. Sublicensee
does now assign, and agree to assign in the future, any right they may have acquired or
will acquire in the Licensed Marks, including any goodwill associated with the Licensed
Marks. The foregoing shall not be applied to impair the registration and maintenance by
Sublicensee of marks containing the Licensed Marks and additional marks owned
independently by Sublicensee; provided, however, that Sublicensee shall promptly cancel
all registrations for trademarks that contain any of the Licensed Marks if the Trademark
License Agreement is terminated.
G. Sublicensee acknowledges that, pursuant to the Trademark License Agreement,
Licensor retained the right to use and register Licensor's name, and variations of such
name, as a trademark or service mark in all media fields, including, but not limited to,
television, print publications, film, radio, personal appearances, public addresses and
other types of media.
H. All restrictions, protections and provisions of the Trademark License Agreement
that run to the benefit of Licensor are incorporated in this Agreement explicitly or by
reference and apply to Sublicensee and to all permitted Sublicensees of Sublicensee, and
must be contained in any further proposed sublicense agreement.
II. License Term. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date of this Agreement, and
shall continue for the period during which the Trademark License Agreement is effective (the
Term ).
III. Royalty. From and after the occurrence of a Triggering Event, Sublicensee shall pay to
Licensee that portion of the Royalty that is attributable to Sublicensee's Revenues with respect to
the Royalty Period (as such terms are defined in the Trademark License Agreement). Without
limiting any other provision of this Agreement, the terms of Section of the Trademark
(Number)
License Agreement shall apply to Sublicensee and to all permitted Sublicensees of Sublicensee
and are incorporated in this Agreement by this reference, and must be contained in any further
proposed sublicense agreement.
IV. Quality Control. Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, the terms of
Section of the Trademark License Agreement shall apply to Sublicensee and to all
(Number)
permitted Sublicensees of Sublicensee and are incorporated in this Agreement by this reference,
and must be contained in any further proposed sublicense agreement.
V. Goodwill and Enforcement of Rights. Without limiting any other provision of this
Agreement, the terms of Section of the Trademark License Agreement shall apply to
(Number)
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Sublicensee and to all permitted Sublicensees of Sublicensee and are incorporated in this
Agreement by this reference, and must be contained in any further proposed sublicense
agreement.
VI. Use of Licensed Marks. Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, the
terms of Section of the Trademark License Agreement shall apply to Sublicensee
(Number)
and to all permitted Sublicensees of Sublicensee and are incorporated in this Agreement by this
reference, and must be contained in any further proposed sublicense agreement.
VII. Termination.
A. Breach of this Agreement shall be defined and treated as in Section of
(Number)
the Trademark License Agreement.
B. Licensee may terminate this Agreement on any basis on which Licensor is entitled
to terminate the Trademark License Agreement, as enumerated in Section of
(Number)
the Trademark License Agreement.
C. Within months following the expiration or termination of this
(Number)
Agreement, Sublicensee (and any of their Sublicensees) must cease using the Licensed
Marks and at Licensee's or Licensor's sole option shall destroy or allow Licensee or
Licensor to pick up all printed matter, tangible matter, and Product bearing any of the
Licensed Marks.
VIII. Indemnification and Insurance. Without limiting any other provision of this
Agreement, the terms of Section of the Trademark License Agreement shall apply to
(Number)
Sublicensee and to all permitted Sublicensees of Sublicensee and are incorporated in this
Agreement by this reference, and must be contained in any further proposed sublicense
agreement.
IX. Notices. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, any notices, statements or
payments required to be made or given under this Agreement shall be hand delivered or sent via
overnight courier, to the following persons and addresses which may change or be modified at
any time in writing by the receiving parties:
A. If to Sublicensee: at
(Name of Sublicensee)
.
(Street Address, City, County, State, Zip Code)
B. If to Licensee: at
(Name of Licensee)
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.
(Street Address, City, County, State, Zip Code)
C. If to Licensor: at
(Name of Licensor)
.
(Street Address, City, County, State, Zip Code)
X. Miscellaneous. Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, the terms of
Section of the Trademark License Agreement shall apply to Sublicensee and to all
(Number)
permitted Sublicensee of Sublicensee and are incorporated in this Agreement by this reference,
and must be contained in any further proposed sublicense agreement.
XI. Third Party Beneficiary. Licensee and Sublicensee agree that Licensor is an intended
third-party beneficiary of this Agreement and all further sublicense agreements and shall have
the full right and authority to enforce this Agreement and all further sublicense agreements
against Sublicensee and its Sublicensees.
WITNESS our signatures as of the day and date first above stated.
(Name of Licensee) (Name of Sublicensee)
By: By:
(Signature of Officer) (Signature of Officer)
(P rinted Name & Office in Corporation) (P rinted Name & Office in Corporation)
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