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Intellectual
Property License and Software Technology Services Agreement - Alibaba Group
Holding Ltd., Zhejiang Ant Small and Micro Financial Services Group Co. Ltd.
and Alipay.com Inc.
EXECUTION
COPY
AMENDED
AND RESTATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE
AND
SOFTWARE
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AGREEMENT
by
and among
ALIBABA
GROUP HOLDING LIMITED,
浙江蚂蚁小微金融服务集团有限公司
(ZHEJIANG
ANT SMALL AND MICRO FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP CO., LTD.),
and
支付宝(中国)网络技术有限公司
(ALIPAY.COM
CO., LTD.),
Dated
as of August 12, 2014
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
AND CONSTRUCTIONS
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Section 1.1
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Definitions
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Section 1.2
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Cross-Reference
of Other Definitions
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Section 1.3
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Construction
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Section 1.4
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Exhibits
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ARTICLE
II
LICENSE
GRANTS
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Section 2.1
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Alipay-Exclusive
IP and New FIG Business-Exclusive IP
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Section 2.2
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Alipay-Related
IP and New FIG Business-Related IP
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Section 2.3
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Alibaba
Delivery Obligation
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Section 2.4
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Sublicensing
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Section 2.5
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Restrictions
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Section 2.6
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Use of
Trademarks
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Section 2.7
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Grant Back
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Section 2.8
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No Other
Grant
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Section 2.9
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Injunctive
Relief
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ARTICLE
III
SERVICES
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Section 3.1
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Performance
of Software Technology Services
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Section 3.2
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Reports
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Section 3.3
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Alipay
Responsibilities
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Section 3.4
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No Further
Obligations
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ARTICLE
IV
OWNERSHIP
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Section 4.1
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Licensed
IP
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Section 4.2
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Alipay IT
Materials
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Section 4.3
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Ownership
of Enhancements
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Section 4.4
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New
Patents, Trademarks and Domain Names
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Section 4.5
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Alipay
Materials
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ARTICLE
V
FEES
AND PAYMENT
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Section 5.1
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Royalties
and Other Amounts for Licensed IP
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Section 5.2
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Fees and
Expenses for Software Technology Services
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Section 5.3
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Royalty
Reporting and Payment Terms
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Section 5.4
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Taxes
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Section 5.5
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Books and
Records; Audit Rights
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Section 5.6
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Disputed
Royalty or Charges
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Section 5.7
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Alibaba
Independent Committee
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Section 5.8
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Income
Share Buyout Amount
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ARTICLE
VI
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY PROSECUTION AND ENFORCEMENT
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Section 6.1
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IP
Prosecution and Registration
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Section 6.2
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Patent
Enforcement
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ARTICLE
VII
WARRANTIES
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Section 7.1
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Limited
Software Technology Services Warranty
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Section 7.2
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Alipay-Exclusive
IP and New FIG Business-Exclusive IP Warranty
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Section 7.3
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Warranty
Disclaimer
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ARTICLE
VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 8.1
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Purchaser
Indemnification of Alibaba
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Section 8.2
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Indemnification
Procedures
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ARTICLE
IX
CONFIDENTIALITY
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Section 9.1
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Confidential
Information
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Section 9.2
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Permitted
Disclosures
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Section 9.3
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Disclosure
in Compliance With Law
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Section 9.4
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Restricted
Data
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43
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Section 9.5
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Confidentiality
of the Licensed IP
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Section 9.6
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Residuals
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ARTICLE
X
LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
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Section 10.1
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Limitation
of Liability
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ARTICLE
XI
NO
EFFECT ON TRANSFEREE'S SEPARATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
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Section 11.1
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No Effect
on Acquirer's Separate Intellectual Property Rights
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ARTICLE
XII
COMPLIANCE
WITH LAWS
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Section 12.1
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Compliance
with Laws
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ARTICLE
XIII
TERM
AND TERMINATION
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Section 13.1
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Term
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Section 13.2
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Termination
by Alibaba for Purchaser Bankruptcy
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45
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Section 13.3
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No
Termination by Purchaser
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Section 13.4
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Injunctive
Relief
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Section 13.5
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Non-payment
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Section 13.6
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Effects of
Termination
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Section 13.7
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Survival
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ARTICLE
XIV
OBLIGATION
OF THE PARTIES REGARDING SUBSIDIARIES
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Section 14.1
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Obligations
of the Parties Regarding Subsidiaries
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ARTICLE
XV
GENERAL
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Section 15.1
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Relationship
of the Parties as Independent Contractors
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Section 15.2
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Alipay
IP/Technology Providers Addenda
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Section 15.3
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Notices
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Section 15.4
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Headings
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Section 15.5
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Counterparts
and Exchanges by Electronic Transmission or Facsimile
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Section 15.6
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Arbitration
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50
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Section 15.7
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Governing
Law
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Section 15.8
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Assignment
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Section 15.9
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No
Assignment of Alipay-Exclusive IP
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Section 15.10
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Remedies
Cumulative; Specific Performance
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Section 15.11
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Change of
Control
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Section 15.12
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Waiver
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Section 15.13
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Amendments
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Section 15.14
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Severability
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Section 15.15
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Entire
Agreement
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Section 15.16
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English
Language Only
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Section 15.17
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Further
Assurances
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Section 15.18
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Disclosure
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iii
AMENDED
AND RESTATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE
AND
SOFTWARE
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND
RESTATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
AGREEMENT (this "Amended IPLA"), dated as of August 12,
2014 (the "Effective Date"), is entered into by and among:
(1)
ALIBABA Group Holding Limited, a Cayman Island registered company ("Alibaba");
(2)
浙江蚂蚁小微金融服务集团有限公司 (Zhejiang Ant Small and Micro
Financial Services Group Co., Ltd.), a limited liability company organized
under the Laws of the PRC ("Purchaser"); and
(3)
支付宝(中国)网络技术有限公司 (Alipay.com Co., Ltd.), a limited
liability company organized under the Laws of the PRC ("Alipay").
The parties hereto are
referred to collectively as the "Parties."
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Alipay was
formerly a Subsidiary (defined below) of Alibaba, during which time technology
and other intellectual property necessary or useful for the operation of the
Alipay Business (as defined herein) were developed by Alibaba and its
Subsidiaries, including Alipay;
WHEREAS, Purchaser now
owns all of the equity of Alipay;
WHEREAS, Alibaba,
Purchaser, Alipay and certain other parties previously entered into that
certain Framework Agreement dated as of July 29, 2011, as amended (the
"Framework Agreement"), setting forth such parties' agreements
as to Alipay's continued operation of the Alipay Business (which was referred
to as the "Business" in the Framework Agreement) and other matters;
and
WHEREAS, in connection
with the Framework Agreement, Alibaba and Alipay entered into that certain
Intellectual Property License and Software Technology Services Agreement dated
as of July 29, 2011 (the "IPLA"), pursuant to which
Alibaba, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, licensed to Alipay (which
was referred to as "Opco" therein) certain technology and other
intellectual property and performed various software technology services for
Alipay and its Subsidiaries; and
WHEREAS, the Parties are
also parties to the Transaction Agreement (defined below), pursuant to which
the Framework Agreement is to be terminated; and
WHEREAS, the Transaction
Agreement provides that, concurrently with the execution of the Transaction
Agreement, the IPLA shall be amended and restated; and
1
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend and restate the
IPLA in its entirety as set forth in this Amended IPLA.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which are acknowledged, the Parties, intending to
be legally bound, hereby agree that the IPLA is amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
AND CONSTRUCTIONS
Section 1.1
Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
"2011
Commercial Agreement" means the Commercial Agreement, dated as of
July 29, 2011, currently in place among Alibaba, Purchaser and Alipay, as
amended.
"Affiliate"
means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who, directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or
is under common control with, such specified Person; provided that, for
the purposes of this definition, "control" (including with
correlative meanings, the terms "controlled by" and "under
common control with"), as used with respect to any Person, means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For the avoidance of
doubt, Affiliates of a Person include Subsidiaries of such Person.
"Alibaba
Business" means the businesses of Alibaba and its Subsidiaries
(excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the FIG Holdco Business) from time to
time (together with any and all logical extensions of the business of Alibaba
and its Subsidiaries).
"Alibaba
Group" means Alibaba and its Subsidiaries.
"Alibaba
Independent Committee" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the
Transaction Agreement.
"Alibaba
IT (A50)" means 阿里巴巴
(中国)有限公司
(Alibaba (China) Co. Ltd.), the corporation known to the Parties as of the
Effective Date as A50 and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Alibaba.
"Alibaba
Services (A05)" means Alibaba Group Services Limited, a company
incorporated in the Cayman Islands and commonly known to the Parties as of the
Effective Date as A05 and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alibaba, or one or more
other Subsidiaries of Alibaba that may be designated by Seller from time to
time to license the New FIG Business-Exclusive IP and the New FIG
Business-Related IP.
2
"Alipay Business"
means the business of providing payment and escrow services, including: the
provision of payment accounts, processing, clearing, settlement, network and
merchant acquisition services; pre-paid, credit or debit cards or
accounts; escrow accounts and processing; and cash on delivery services,
whether provided through online, mobile, electronic or physical
means.
"Alipay
Business Product" means any product or service solely within the
Alipay Business offered by Alipay and its Subsidiaries to its customers.
"Alipay-Exclusive
Copyrights" means the Copyrights solely in the Alipay-Exclusive
Software or the Alipay-Exclusive Other Materials.
"Alipay-Exclusive
Domain Names" means the Domain Names registered in the name of Alibaba
or a Subsidiary of Alibaba that are set forth in Exhibit B, and any
Domain Name that is a New Alipay Trademark/Domain Name registered or applied
for in the name of Alibaba during the Term pursuant to Section 4.4 and
that is added to Exhibit B, in each case that relate solely to the
Alipay Business.
"Alipay-Exclusive
IP" means, collectively, the Alipay-Exclusive Copyrights, the
Alipay-Exclusive Software, the Alipay-Exclusive Other Materials, the
Alipay-Exclusive Patents, the Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks and the
Alipay-Exclusive Domain Names.
"Alipay-Exclusive
Other Materials" means documentation, promotional materials,
handbooks, and other copyrightable materials (other than software code)
relating solely to the Alipay Business as of the Effective Time, owned by
Alibaba or a Subsidiary of Alibaba and not used in the business of, and not in
the possession of, Alibaba or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Alipay IT
Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries) at any time between January 1, 2009
and the Effective Time, as well as other documentation, promotional materials,
handbooks, and other copyrightable materials (other than software code)
authored solely by Dedicated Employees, or by Dedicated Employees and employees
or Permitted Subcontractors of Alipay and its Subsidiaries, during the IPLA
Period or during the term of this Amended IPLA in the course of the Dedicated
Employees' providing the Software Technology Services under the IPLA or under
this Amended IPLA and relating solely to the Alipay Business. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Alipay-Exclusive Other Materials does not include any Stage 1
Retained IP (which Stage 1 Retained IP will be licensed to Alibaba as and to
the extent set forth in the Cross-License Agreement to be executed in
connection with its assignment by Alibaba to FIG Holdco pursuant to
Section 2.2 of the Transaction Agreement) or SME Loan Know-How.
"Alipay-Exclusive
Patents" means:
(i)
the Patents owned by Alibaba set forth in Exhibit C that are based on
inventions made solely by employees of Alipay and its Subsidiaries, Alipay IT
Company (Z53), and/or any of their Subsidiaries;
(ii)
any Patent owned by Alibaba issuing during the Term that claims an effective
filing date based upon any of the Patents described in the foregoing
clause (i), but only those claims in any such subsequently issuing Patent
that are fully supported by the disclosure of one or more of the Patents
described by the foregoing clause (i);
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(iii) any Patent issuing
during the Term based on any invention made solely by Dedicated Employees
during the IPLA Period or during the Term of this Amended IPLA in the course of
providing the Software Technology Services under the IPLA or under this Amended
IPLA and relating solely to the Alipay Business;
(iv)
any New Alipay Patent issuing during the Term based on any invention made
solely by employees or contractors of Purchaser and/or a Purchaser Subsidiary
and assigned to Alibaba pursuant to Section 4.4;
(v)
any Patent issuing during the Term based on any invention made jointly by
Dedicated Employees during the IPLA Period or during the Term of this Amended
IPLA in the course of providing the Software Technology Services under the IPLA
or under this Amended IPLA and at least one employee or contractor of Alipay or
an Alipay Subsidiary; and
(vi)
any Patent issuing during the Term based on any invention relating to the FIG
Holdco Business developed by Alibaba or a Subsidiary of Alibaba solely on
behalf of Purchaser or a Subsidiary of Purchaser pursuant to a separate written
development agreement that may be entered into between Alibaba or its
Subsidiary and Purchaser or its Subsidiary pursuant to which (a) Purchaser
or its Subsidiary funds the development of the invention claimed in such Patent
and (b) Alibaba or its Subsidiary and Purchaser or its Subsidiary agree
that the applicable Patent is to be assigned by Alibaba to Alipay Hong Kong (as
defined in the Transaction Agreement) or to another wholly owned Subsidiary of
the Purchaser designated by Purchaser together with the other Alipay-Exclusive
Patents.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Alipay-Exclusive Patents do not include any Stage 1 Retained IP
(which Stage 1 Retained IP will be licensed to Alibaba as and to the extent set
forth in the Cross-License Agreement to be executed in connection with its assignment
by Alibaba to FIG Holdco pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Transaction
Agreement) or SME Loan Know-How.
"Alipay-Exclusive
Software" means the software programs, in Source Code and Object Code
form, (i) set forth in Exhibit A relating solely to the Alipay
Business as of the Effective Time that are owned by Alibaba, Alipay IT Company
(Z53) or their respective Subsidiaries and not used in the business of, and not
in the possession of, Alibaba or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Alipay IT
Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries) at any time between January 1, 2009
and the Effective Time, (ii) any new software code, authored solely by
Dedicated Employees, or by Dedicated Employees and employees or Permitted
Subcontractors of Alipay and its Subsidiaries, during the IPLA Period or during
the Term of this Amended IPLA in the course of the Dedicated Employees'
providing the Software Technology Services under the IPLA or under this Amended
IPLA and that is used solely in the Alipay Business and set forth in or added
to Exhibit A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Alipay-Exclusive Software
does not include any Stage 1 Retained IP (which Stage 1 Retained IP will be
licensed to Alibaba as and to the extent set forth in the Cross-License
Agreement to be executed in connection with its assignment by Alibaba to FIG
Holdco pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Transaction Agreement) or SME Loan
Know-How.
"Alipay-Exclusive
Trademarks" means the Trademarks owned by Alibaba or its Subsidiaries
as of the Effective Time or during the IPLA Period that are set forth in Exhibit
D, and any Trademark that is a New Alipay Trademark/Domain Name registered
or applied for in the name of Alibaba during the Term pursuant to
Section 4.4 that is added to Exhibit D, in each case that relate
solely to the Alipay Business.
4
"Alipay Group"
means, collectively, Alipay and its Subsidiaries, Alipay IT Company (Z53) and
its Subsidiaries, and any of Purchaser or its Subsidiaries (other than Alipay,
Alipay IT Company and their respective Subsidiaries) engaged in the Alipay
Business.
"Alipay
IP/Technology Provider" means Alibaba IT (A50) .
"Alipay
IT Company (Z53)" means支付宝
(中国)信息
技术有限公司 Alipay (China) Information
Technology Co. Ltd., a limited company known to the Parties as of the Effective
Date as Z53 and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Alibaba.
"Alipay
Non-Core IP" means software programs and other materials owned or
licensable by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries of which copies (in Source Code or
Object Code form) (i) are held by Alibaba or its Subsidiaries (other than
Alipay IT Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries) on or before the Effective Date,
or (ii) are provided by Purchaser or its Subsidiaries (including Alipay
and/or Alipay IT Company (Z53)) to Alibaba or its Subsidiaries (other than
Alipay IT Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries) during the Term, but in either
(i) or (ii), does not include software programs and related materials that
are at the core of the FIG Holdco Business of Purchaser and its Subsidiaries,
provided that the foregoing shall not exclude from the "Alipay Non-Core
IP" any software or other materials that, prior to the Effective Date,
constituted "Opco Non-Core IP" pursuant to the IPLA.
"Alipay
Qualified IPO" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the
Transaction Agreement.
"Alipay-Related
Copyrights" means the Copyrights, other than the Alipay-Exclusive
Copyrights, owned by Alibaba IT (A50) or its Subsidiaries in the Alipay-Related
Software and Alipay-Related Other Materials.
"Alipay-Related
IP" means, collectively, the Alipay-Related Copyrights, the
Alipay-Related Software, the Alipay-Related Other Materials, and the
Alipay-Related Patents.
"Alipay-Related
Other Materials" means any documentation, promotional materials,
handbooks, data, and other materials, other than the Alipay-Exclusive Other
Materials, that are owned by Alibaba, Alibaba IT (A50) or their Subsidiaries as
of the Effective Date and that are used in or necessary for the operation of
the Alipay Business as of the Effective Date.
"Alipay-Related
Patents" means the Patents, other than the Alipay-Exclusive Patents,
(i) owned by Alibaba or an Alibaba Subsidiary as of the Effective Date
that are used in or necessary for the operation of the Alipay Business, or
(ii) filed by Alibaba or an Alibaba Subsidiary during the Term that are
used in or necessary for the operation of the Alipay Business.
"Alipay-Related
Software" means (i) the software programs set forth in Exhibit
G that are owned by Alibaba IT (A50) as of the Effective Date, and
(ii) any bug fixes, error corrections, updates and upgrades (including
improvements) to the software programs set forth in clause (i) authored by
employees or contractors of Alibaba IT (A50) or its Subsidiaries (or owned by
Alibaba IT (A50) or its Subsidiaries) that Alibaba or its Subsidiaries deploy
generally for use by Alibaba or its Subsidiaries during the Term.
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"Alipay Software
Ltd. (Z52)" means 支付宝软件(上海)有限公司
(Alipay Software (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.), the corporation known to the Parties as
of the Effective Date as Z52 and a wholly owned subsidiary of Alipay IT Company
(Z53).
"Amended
Shared Services Agreement" has the meaning ascribed to that term in
the Transaction Agreement.
"Beneficial
Owner" of any security means any Person who, directly or indirectly,
through any Contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise has
or shares (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct
the voting of, such security; and/or (ii) investment power which includes
the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition of, such security. "Beneficially
Own" and "Beneficial Ownership" shall have
correlative meanings.
"Closing"
has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Transaction Agreement.
"Contract"
means any loan or credit agreement, bond, debenture, note, mortgage, indenture,
lease, supply agreement, license agreement, development agreement or other
contract, agreement, obligation, commitment or instrument, including all
amendments thereto.
"Cross-License
Agreement" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Transaction
Agreement.
"Data
Sharing Agreement" means the Data Sharing Agreement between Alibaba
and Purchaser dated as of the date hereof.
"Dedicated
Employees" means any employees of Alipay IT Company (Z53) and its
Subsidiaries that, in each case, were dedicated under the IPLA or are dedicated
under this Amended IPLA on a full-time basis solely to the provision of the
Software Technology Services and other technologies under the IPLA or under
this Amended IPLA, in each such case to the extent that: (i) such
employees are employed by Alipay IT Company (Z53) or any of its Subsidiaries,
(ii) Alipay IT Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries remain entities that are
legally distinct from Alibaba and its other Subsidiaries, (iii) Alipay IT
Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries are under management separate and
independent from the management of Alibaba and its other Subsidiaries (provided
that the fact that a limited number of executives hold positions in both Alipay
IT Company (Z53) and Alibaba will not, of itself, mean that management is not
separate and independent), (iv) Alipay IT Company (Z53) and its
Subsidiaries occupy premises physically distinct from those of Alibaba and its
other Affiliates, (v) Alipay IT Company (Z53)'s and its Subsidiaries'
networks, electronic and physical document storage and email and similar
systems remain segregated from those of Alibaba and its other Affiliates (other
than systems used by Alibaba or its Affiliates to provide the Alibaba Services
(as defined in the Shared Services Agreement and the Amended Shared Services
Agreement) pursuant to the Shared Services Agreement and the Amended Shared
Services Agreement), and (vi) Alipay IT Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries
remain solely dedicated to the provision of Software Technology Services and
other technologies to the Purchaser Group, the results of which Software
Technology Services, and which other technologies, are not provided to Alibaba
or any of its Subsidiaries, other than Alipay IT Company (Z53) and its
Subsidiaries (provided that, for clarity, for purposes of this clause (vi), the
use of such results and other technologies by the Alipay Group in providing
Services (as defined in the 2011 Commercial Agreement) to Alibaba or its
Subsidiaries under the 2011 Commercial Agreement shall not be deemed to be the
provision of such results of Software Technology Services and other
technologies). "Dedicated Employees" also means individual
contractors of Alipay IT Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries to the extent that
such contractors, and Alipay IT Company (Z53) and the Subsidiaries engaging
them, meet the foregoing criteria for Dedicated Employees, except that
(A) such contractors are engaged as contractors, rather than employees, of
Alipay IT Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries and (B) such contractors will
not be disqualified from meeting the requirement of being dedicated on a
full-time basis solely to the provision of the Software Technology Services and
other technologies hereunder merely because they engage in unrelated work for
clients that are not Related Parties of Alibaba, Alipay, Purchaser or their
Affiliates.
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"Effective Time"
means the time and date on which the "Closing" (as defined in the
Framework Agreement) occurred under the Framework Agreement.
"Encumbrance"
means any charge, claim, mortgage, lien, option, pledge, title defect, security
interest or other restriction or limitation of any kind (other than those
created under applicable securities Laws).
"Equity
Securities" means, with respect to any entity, any equity interests of
such entity, however described or whether voting or nonvoting, and any
securities convertible or exchangeable into, and options, warrants or other
rights to acquire, any equity interests or equity-linked interests of such
entity, including, for the avoidance of doubt, Purchaser Equity where the
subject entity is the Purchaser.
"Family
Member" means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent,
grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law,
daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law of a person, and shall include
adoptive relationships of the same type.
"FIG
Holdco Business" means (i) the provision and distribution of
credit (including providing loans, factoring, guarantees and loan servicing)
and insurance; (ii) the provision of investment management and banking
services (including capital markets advice, deposit services, custody services,
trust services and other financial advisory services); (iii) payment
transaction processing and payment clearing services for third parties
(including issuance of physical, virtual, online or mobile credit, debit or
stored value cards, operation of payment networks, and acquisition of merchants
for rendering payment services); (iv) leasing, lease financing and related
services; (v) trading, dealing and brokerage with respect to foreign
exchange and financial instruments, including securities, indebtedness,
commodities futures, derivatives, and currencies; (vi) distribution of
securities, commodities, funds, derivatives and other financial products
(including trading and brokerage services with respect to the same); and
(vii) provision of credit ratings and credit profiles and reports. For the
avoidance of doubt, FIG Holdco Business includes the Alipay Business.
"Governmental
Authority" means any instrumentality, subdivision, court,
administrative agency, commission, official or other authority of any country,
state, province, prefect, municipality, locality or other government or
political subdivision thereof, or any stock or securities exchange, or any
multi-national, quasi-governmental or self-regulatory or private body
exercising any regulatory, taxing, importing or other governmental or
quasi-governmental authority.
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"Highly
Sensitive Information" means information confidential to Purchaser,
Alipay, Alipay IT Company (Z53) or each of their Subsidiaries in the following
categories: (i) user data, including Personal Information, that is not
anonymized or aggregated; and (ii) algorithms, Source Code, Object Code,
specifications, and technical documentation regarding system security, fraud
and abuse protection systems and detection of illegal or unusual activities
that, in each case, relate primarily to the FIG Holdco Business. "Highly
Sensitive Information" shall not, however, include any information which:
(a) is or becomes commonly known within the public domain other than by
breach of this Amended IPLA or any other agreement that Purchaser, Alipay,
Alipay IT Company (Z53), Alipay Service (A05), Alibaba IT (A50) or any of their
Subsidiaries has with any Person; (b) is obtained from a third Person
(other than Purchaser, Alipay, Alipay IT Company (Z53) or any of their
Subsidiaries) who is lawfully authorized to disclose such information free from
any obligation of confidentiality; (c) is independently developed without
reference to or use of any Highly Sensitive Information; or (d) is known
to Alibaba or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Alipay IT Company (Z53) or
any of its Subsidiaries) without any obligation of confidentiality prior to its
receipt from Purchaser, Alipay, Alipay IT Company (Z53) or any of their
Subsidiaries.
"Income
Share Buyout Event" means any Issuance occurring as a result of any of
a Pre-QIPO Issuance Event, or a Post-QIPO Issuance Event, in each case, as
defined in the Transaction Agreement.
"Intellectual
Property Rights" means all rights of the following types, which may
exist or be created under the Laws of any jurisdiction in the world:
(i)
rights associated with works of authorship, including exclusive exploitation
rights, copyrights and moral rights, and all extensions, renewals,
registrations and applications therefor ("Copyrights");
(ii)
rights in trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names and similar
rights, and all registrations and applications therefor, as well as and all
goodwill embodied therein ("Trademarks");
(iii)
rights in domain names and uniform resource locators, and all registrations and
applications therefor ("Domain Names");
(iv)
trade secret rights ("Trade Secrets");
(v)
patents and patent applications, including any continuations, divisions,
reissues, and reexaminations, and other industrial property rights ("Patents");
and
(vi)
all other proprietary rights in Technology.
"IPLA
Period" means the period beginning upon the Effective Time and ending
upon the date hereof.
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"IPO Retained IP
Transfer" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Transaction Agreement.
"Laws"
means any federal, state, territorial, foreign or local law, common law,
statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, measure, notice, circular, opinion
or executive order of any Governmental Authority.
"Licensed
IP" means, collectively, the Alipay-Exclusive IP, New FIG
Business-Exclusive IP, Alipay-Related IP, and New FIG Business-Related IP.
"Liquidity
Event" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Transaction
Agreement.
"Liquidity
Event Payment" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the
Transaction Agreement.
"New
FIG Business" means the FIG Holdco Business other than the Alipay
Business as conducted by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries other than Alipay and
its Subsidiaries.
"New
FIG Business Product" means any product or service solely within the
New FIG Business offered by Purchaser and its Subsidiaries, other than Alipay
and its Subsidiaries, to its customers. For clarity, the term "New FIG
Business Product" excludes Alipay Business Products.
"New
FIG Business-Exclusive Domain Names" means the Domain Names relating
solely to the New FIG Business as of the Effective Date owned by Alibaba or a
Subsidiary Licensor that are set forth on Exhibit I.
"New
FIG Business-Exclusive IP" means, collectively, the New FIG
Business-Exclusive Domain Names, New FIG Business-Exclusive Patents, and New
FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks.
"New
FIG Business-Exclusive Patents" means the Patents relating solely to
the New FIG Business as of the Effective Date owned by Alibaba or a Subsidiary
Licensor that are set forth on Exhibit J.
"New
FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks" means the Trademarks relating
solely to the New FIG Business as of the Effective Date owned by Alibaba or a
Subsidiary Licensor that are set forth on Exhibit K.
"New
FIG Business-Related Copyrights" means the Copyrights owned by Alibaba
or its Subsidiaries in the New FIG Business-Related Other Materials.
"New
FIG Business-Related IP" means, collectively, the New FIG
Business-Related Copyrights, the New FIG Business-Related Other Materials, and
the New FIG Business-Related Patents.
"New
FIG Business-Related Other Materials" means any documentation,
promotional materials, handbooks, data, and other materials, excluding
software, that are owned by Alibaba or its Subsidiaries as of the Effective
Date and that are used in or necessary for the operation of the New FIG
Business as of the Effective Date.
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"New FIG
Business-Related Patents" means the Patents, other than the New FIG
Business-Exclusive Patents, (i) owned by Alibaba or an Alibaba Subsidiary
as of the Effective Date that are used in or necessary for the operation of the
New FIG Business, or (ii) filed by Alibaba or an Alibaba Subsidiary during
the Term that are used in or necessary for the operation of the New FIG
Business.
"Object
Code" means the fully compiled, machine-readable version of a software
program that can be executed by a computer and used by an end user without
further compilation.
"Opco
IP/Technology Providers Addenda" means, collectively, (i) the
agreement that was attached as Exhibit F to the IPLA and executed as of
December 14, 2011 by and between Alipay and 阿里巴巴
(中国) 有限公司 (Alibaba
(China) Co., Ltd. (A50)) and (ii) the agreement that was attached as Exhibit F
to the IPLA and executed as of December 14, 2011 by and between Alipay and
Alipay IT Company (Z53).
"Ownership
Interest" has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Transaction
Agreement.
"Payor"
means Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary, as applicable, that pays the
Alipay Royalty, the New FIG Royalty and/or the Software Technology Services Fee
pursuant to the obligations of Article V.
"Person"
means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an association, a limited
liability company, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an
unincorporated organization, a group, a Governmental Authority or any other
type of entity.
"Personal
Information" means any information that identifies, or could
reasonably be used by or on behalf of the recipient of such information to
identify, any natural person as an individual, including names, addresses, bank
or other account numbers, and national identification numbers, but excludes
anonymized and aggregated information that cannot be used to identify any
Person or individual.
"PRC"
means the People's Republic of China (for the purpose of this Amended IPLA, not
including Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative
Region or Taiwan).
"Proceeding"
means any action, suit, claim, hearing, proceeding, arbitration, mediation,
audit, inquiry or investigation (whether civil, criminal, administrative or
otherwise) by any Person or Governmental Authority.
"Providers
Addendum" mean one or more agreements, in the forms mutually agreed to
by the Parties hereto and when agreed to attached hereto as Exhibit F,
between Alibaba, Alibaba Services (A05), the Alipay IP/Technology Provider
and/or a Subsidiary Licensor, on the one hand, and Purchaser and/or a Purchaser
Subsidiary (including Alipay and/or an Alipay Subsidiary, as applicable), on
the other, whereby, as contemplated by this Amended IPLA, Alibaba, Alibaba
Services (A05), the Alipay IP/Technology Provider and/or a Subsidiary Licensor
grants to Purchaser or a Purchaser Subsidiary (including Alipay or an Alipay
Subsidiary, as applicable) a license to the Alipay-Exclusive IP, New FIG
Business-Exclusive IP, Alipay-Related IP and New FIG Business-Related IP owned
by Alibaba, the Alipay IP/Technology Provider and/or the Subsidiary Licensor.
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"Purchaser
Equity" means (a) if the Purchaser is in the form of a limited
liability company, registered capital of the Purchaser; or (b) if the
Purchaser is in a form of a company limited by shares, shares of the Purchaser.
"Purchaser
Group" means, collectively, Purchaser and its Subsidiaries.
"Purchaser
Qualified IPO" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the
Transaction Agreement.
"Related
Party" of any Person means:
(a)
any Person who, individually or as part of a group, Beneficially Owns more than
five percent (5%) of the Securities of such Person, determined on a
fully-diluted basis, using the treasury stock method,
(b)
any officer or director, or individual performing an equivalent function, of
such Person or any Person named in clause (a),
(c)
any Family Member of any such Person or any Person named in clause (a) or
(b), or
(d)
any other Person in which any Person named in clauses (a), (b) or (c) Beneficially
Owns more than twenty percent (20%) of the Securities of such Person,
determined on a fully-diluted basis, using the treasury stock method.
"Renminbi"
means the lawful currency of the People's Republic of China.
"Retained
IP" means the Intellectual Property Rights set forth on Schedule
2.02(b) of the Framework Agreement and all of the Alipay-Exclusive IP and the
New FIG Business-Exclusive IP.
"Securities"
means any equity capital or equity security, and rights, options or warrants or
other Contracts to purchase any equity capital or equity security, and any
equity capital or equity securities or Contracts of any type whatsoever that
are, or may become, convertible into or exchangeable for such equity capital or
equity security or that derive value, in whole or in part, from any equity
capital or equity security (including Swap Agreements), or represent the right
to share in the profits, income or revenues of the relevant Person.
"Seller
Audit Committee" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the
Transaction Agreement.
"Services
Termination Date" means the first date on which the Accrued Deposit
Amount is equal to zero following the earliest to occur of (i) completion
of all potential transfers pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(i) of the
Transaction Agreement, (ii) completion of an IPO Retained IP Transfer,
(iii) a Liquidity Event and (iv) the written agreement of the
Purchaser and Alibaba (with approval of the Seller Audit Committee) to
terminate the Software Technology Services and the licenses of the New FIG
Business-Exclusive IP provided for herein.
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"Shared Services
Agreement" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Transaction
Agreement.
"SME
Loan" means a loan made by a lender in the small and medium enterprise
financing market.
"SME
Loan Know-How" means all know-how and Copyrights of Alibaba and/or its
Subsidiaries relating solely to the management and operation of an SME Loan
business as conducted by Zhejiang Alibaba Small Loan Co. Ltd., Chongqing
Alibaba Small Loan Co., Ltd and/or Shangchen Finance Guarantee Co., Ltd. as of
the date hereof, including the materials listed in Exhibit H, in each
case that will be transferred to Purchaser or a Subsidiary of Purchaser in
connection with the Transfer of the SME Loan Know-How pursuant to
Section 2.2(a) of the Transaction Agreement at the date hereof.
"Source
Code" means the human-readable version of a software program that can
be compiled into Object Code, including programmer's notes and materials and
documentation, sufficient to allow a reasonably skilled programmer to
understand the design, logic, structure, functionality, operation and features
of such software program and to use, operate, maintain, modify, support and
diagnose errors pertaining to such software program.
"Software
Technology Services" means the services described in Exhibit E,
or as otherwise mutually agreed to in writing by the Parties.
"Stage
1 Retained IP" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the
Transaction Agreement.
"Subsidiary"
means, with respect to any Person, each other Person in which the first Person
(i) Beneficially Owns or controls, directly or indirectly, share capital
or other equity interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of
the outstanding voting stock or other equity interests, (ii) holds the
rights to more than fifty percent (50%) of the economic interest of such
other Person, including interests held through a VIE Structure or other
contractual arrangements, or (iii) has a relationship such that the
financial statements of the other Person may be consolidated into the financial
statements of the first Person under applicable accounting conventions. For the
avoidance of doubt, none of Purchaser or its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be
Subsidiaries of Alibaba or any of its Subsidiaries for purposes of this Amended
IPLA.
"Subsidiary
Licensor" means Alibaba Services (A05) or one or more other
Subsidiaries of Alibaba that may be designated by Alibaba from time to time to
license to Purchaser, or to one or more Subsidiaries of Purchaser designated by
Purchaser, the New FIG Business-Exclusive IP or the New FIG Business-Related
IP.
"Swap
Agreement" means any agreement with respect to any swap, hedge,
forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement
involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities,
equity or debt instruments or Securities, or economic, financial or pricing
indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any
similar transaction or any combination of these transactions.
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"Technology"
means any or all of the following:
(i)
works of authorship including computer programs, whether in Source Code or
Object Code, and whether embodied in software, firmware or otherwise,
documentation, designs, files, net lists, records and data;
(ii)
inventions (whether or not patentable), improvements and technology;
(iii)
proprietary and confidential information, including technical data and customer
and supplier lists, trade secrets and know how;
(iv)
databases, data compilations and collections and technical data; and
(v)
all instantiations of the foregoing in any form and embodied in any media.
"Trademark
Agreement" means the Trademark Agreement between Alibaba and Purchaser
dated as of the date hereof.
"Transaction
Agreement" means the Share and Asset Purchase Agreement by and among
Alibaba, Purchaser and certain other parties named therein dated as of the date
hereof.
"Transaction
Documents" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Transaction
Agreement.
"Transfer"
means and includes any direct or indirect sale, assignment, Encumbrance,
hypothecation, pledge, conveyance in trust, gift, transfer by bequest, devise
or descent, or other transfer or disposition of any kind, including transfers
to receivers, levying creditors, trustees or receivers in bankruptcy
Proceedings or general assignees for the benefit of creditors, whether
voluntary or by operation of Law, or by forward or reverse merger.
"VIE
Structure" means the investment structure in which a PRC-domiciled operating
entity and its PRC shareholders enter into a number of Contracts with a non-PRC
investor (or a foreign-invested enterprise incorporated in the PRC invested by
the non-PRC investor) pursuant to which the non-PRC investor achieves control
of the PRC-domiciled operating entity and also consolidates the financials of
the PRC-domiciled entity with those of the non-PRC investor.
Section 1.2
Cross-Reference of Other Definitions. Each capitalized term listed below
is defined in the corresponding Section of this Amended IPLA:
Term
|
Section
|
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Accrued Deposit Amount
|
5.3(b)
|
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Accrued Excess Fee
Amount
|
5.3(c)
|
|
Adjusted Target Amount
|
5.2
|
|
Alibaba
Alibaba Costs
|
Preamble
5.2
|
|
Alibaba Indemnitees
|
8.1
|
|
Alibaba Marks
|
4.4(b)
|
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Alipay
|
Preamble
|
|
Alipay End Users
|
2.4(c)
|
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Term
|
Section
|
|
Alipay-Exclusive
Prosecution Function
|
6.1(b)
|
|
Alipay IT Materials
|
4.2
|
|
Alipay Materials
|
3.3
|
|
Alipay-Retained IP
|
2.7(a)
|
|
Alipay Royalty
|
5.1(a)
|
|
Amended IPLA
|
Preamble
|
|
Auditor
|
5.5(b)
|
|
Claimant
|
15.6(b)
|
|
Confidential
Information
|
9.1
|
|
Copyrights
|
Within the
definition of "Intellectual Property Rights"
|
|
Disclosing Party
|
9.1
|
|
Domain Names
|
Within the
definition of "Intellectual Property Rights"
|
|
Effective Date
|
Preamble
|
|
End User License
|
2.4(c)
|
|
Enforcement
Action
Fee/Royalty Sum
|
6.2(a)
5.2
|
|
Framework Agreement
|
Recitals
|
|
ICC
|
15.6(a)
|
|
Income Share
|
5.2
|
|
Income Share Buyout
Amount
|
5.8
|
|
Income Multiplier
|
5.2
|
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IPLA
|
Recitals
|
|
IP Function Separation
|
6.1(c)
|
|
Issuance Percentage
|
5.2
|
|
Losses
|
8.1
|
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New Alipay Patents
|
4.4(a)
|
|
New Alipay
Trademark/Domain Name
|
4.4(c)
|
|
New FIG Royalty
|
5.1(b)
|
|
Parties
|
Preamble
|
|
Patents
|
Within the
definition of "Intellectual Property Rights"
|
|
Payment Date
|
5.3(a)
|
|
Permitted
Subcontractors
|
2.4(b)
|
|
Purchaser
|
Preamble
|
|
Qualifying
Infringement
|
6.2(b)
|
|
R1
|
5.1(a)
|
|
R2
|
5.1(b)
|
|
Receiving Party
|
9.1
|
|
Request
|
15.6(b)
|
|
Residual Information
|
9.6
|
|
Respondent
|
15.6(b)
|
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Right of Refusal
|
6.2(c)
|
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Term
|
Section
|
|
Similar Mark/Domain
Name
|
4.4(b)
|
|
Software Technology
Services Fee
|
5.2
|
|
Subcontractor
Agreement
|
2.4(b)
|
|
Sublicense Agreement
|
2.4(a)
|
|
Subsidiary Sublicensee
|
2.4(a)
|
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Target Amount
|
5.2
|
|
Term
|
13.1
|
|
Third Party Claim
|
8.2(a)
|
|
Trademarks
|
Within the
definition of "Intellectual Property Rights"
|
|
Trade Secrets
|
Within the
definition of "Intellectual Property Rights"
|
|
Transferee
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11.1
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Section 1.3
Construction. In this Amended IPLA, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(a)
references in this Amended IPLA to "writing" or comparable
expressions includes a reference to facsimile transmission or comparable means
of communication (but excluding email communications);
(b)
words expressed in the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa,
and words expressed in the masculine shall include the feminine and neutral
genders and vice versa;
(c)
references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Schedules and Recitals are references
to articles, sections, exhibits, schedules and recitals of this Amended IPLA;
(d)
references to "day" or "days" are to calendar days;
(e)
references to this Amended IPLA or any other agreement or document shall be
construed as references to this Amended IPLA or such other agreement or
document, as the case may be, as the same may have been, or may from time to
time be, amended, varied, novated or supplemented from time to time;
(f)
a reference to a subsection without further reference to a Section is a
reference to such subsection as contained in the same Section in which the
reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
(g)
the table of contents to this Amended IPLA and all section titles or captions
contained in this Amended IPLA or in any Schedule or Exhibit annexed hereto or
referred to herein are for convenience only and shall not be deemed a part of
this Amended IPLA and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this
Amended IPLA;
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(h) "include,"
"includes" and "including" are deemed to be followed by
"without limitation" whether or not they are in fact followed by such
words or words of similar import;
(i)
the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and
other words of similar import refer to this Amended IPLA as a whole and not to
any particular provision; and
(j)
references to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns and, in
the case of an individual, to his or her heirs and estate, as applicable.
Section 1.4
Exhibits. The Exhibits to this Amended IPLA are incorporated into and
form an integral part of this Amended IPLA.
ARTICLE
II
LICENSE
GRANTS
Section 2.1
Alipay-Exclusive IP and New FIG Business-Exclusive IP.
(a)
Alipay-Exclusive IP. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Amended
IPLA, Alibaba hereby grants to Alipay, and shall cause Alipay IT (A50) to grant
to Alipay or to one or more Subsidiaries of Alipay designated by Purchaser,
pursuant to a Providers Addendum, the following worldwide, non-transferable and
non-assignable (except pursuant to Section 15.8), non-sublicensable
(except pursuant to Section 2.4) rights and licenses during the Term:
(i)
under the Alipay-Exclusive Patents it owns, (a) to make, have made
(subject to Section 2.4(e)), use, sell, offer for sale, import, export and
otherwise commercialize Alipay Business Products solely in the course of
conducting the Alipay Business, and (b) to make, have made and use any
device or process, in each case solely internally and solely in the course of
conducting the Alipay Business;
(ii)
under the Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks it owns, and subject to Section 2.6,
to use the Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks solely in connection with the sale,
offer for sale, license and provision of Alipay Business Products in the course
of conducting the Alipay Business;
(iii)
under the Alipay-Exclusive Domain Names it owns, to use the Alipay-Exclusive
Domain Names solely in connection with the sale, license, offer for sale or
license and provision of Alipay Business Products in the course of conducting
the Alipay Business; and
(iv)
under the Alipay-Exclusive Copyrights it owns, to reproduce, distribute,
modify, prepare derivative works of, perform and display the Alipay-Exclusive
Software and Alipay-Exclusive Other Materials, solely in connection with the
sale, offer for sale or license, license, making, using and provision of Alipay
Business Products in the course of conducting the Alipay Business.
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(b) New FIG Business
Exclusive IP. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Amended IPLA,
Alibaba hereby grants to Purchaser, and shall cause a Subsidiary Licensor to
grant to Purchaser or to one or more Subsidiaries of Purchaser designated by
Purchaser (other than Alipay and its Subsidiaries), the following worldwide,
non-transferable and non-assignable (except pursuant to Section 15.8),
non-sublicensable (except pursuant to Section 2.4) rights and licenses
during the Term:
(i)
under the New FIG Business-Exclusive Patents it owns, (a) to make, have
made (subject to Section 2.4(e)), use, sell, offer for sale, import,
export and otherwise commercialize New FIG Business Products solely in the
course of conducting the New FIG Business, and (b) to make, have made and
use any device or process, in each case solely internally and solely in the
course of conducting the New FIG Business;
(ii)
under the New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks it owns, and subject to
Section 2.6, to use the New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks solely in
connection with the sale, offer for sale, license and provision of New FIG
Business Products in the course of conducting the New FIG Business; and
(iii)
under the New FIG Business-Exclusive Domain Names it owns, to use the New FIG
Business-Exclusive Domain Names solely in connection with the sale, license,
offer for sale or license and provision of New FIG Business Products in the
course of conducting the New FIG Business.
In the event that
Alibaba or its relevant Subsidiary Licensor determines that, for tax, regulatory
or other reasons, a Providers Addendum (i) should be executed to confirm
the grant of one or more of the licenses set forth in this Section 2.1(b)
or (ii) is necessary in order for Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary
to comply with any of its payment obligations pursuant to Article V, then upon
request of Alibaba, Alibaba and/or a Subsidiary Licensor, on the one hand, and
Purchaser and/or a Purchaser Subsidiary (other than Alipay and its
Subsidiaries), on the other, shall promptly execute such Providers Addendum in
a form mutually agreed between the executing parties, which Providers Addendum
shall then be added to Exhibit F of this Amended IPLA, and obtain all
necessary authorizations or consents with respect to such Providers Addendum
from applicable Governmental Authorities in order for each Party to obtain the
full benefits of this Amended IPLA. For clarity, the fact that a Providers
Addendum may later be executed pursuant to this Section 2.1(b) shall not
relieve Purchaser of any of its payment obligations hereunder with respect to
the New FIG Royalty or any other payments.
(c)
The rights and licenses granted to Alipay pursuant to Section 2.1(a) and
to Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.1(b) are exclusive to the following
(but only to the following) extent:
(i)
The rights and licenses granted to Alipay pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(ii)
and (iii) and to Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(ii) and
(iii) are exclusive (even as to Alibaba and its Subsidiaries) throughout
the world.
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(ii) The exclusivity of
the rights and licenses granted to Alipay pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i)
and (iv) and to Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(i) is
co-extensive with, and in no case broader than, the scope of the activities
that Alibaba and its Subsidiaries are expressly prohibited by
Section 9.9(b) of the Transaction Agreement from performing, but only if
and to the extent that, and only for as long as, Alibaba and its Subsidiaries
are so prohibited. The exclusivity of rights and licenses under Section 2.1(a)(i)
and (iv) and under Section 2.1(b)(i) shall not preclude Alibaba or
its Subsidiaries from engaging in any activities not expressly prohibited by
Section 9.9(b) of the Transaction Agreement, including engaging third
Persons for the procurement or provision of (and having such third Persons
provide) services in accordance with Section 2.6 of the 2011 Commercial
Agreement. Nonetheless, other than in connection with engaging such third
Persons, Alibaba and its Subsidiaries shall not have the right to grant to any
third Person a license within the scope of Section 2.1(a)(i) or
(iv) or Section 2.1(b)(i). For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing
shall not affect any obligations or rights of Alibaba or its Subsidiaries
pursuant to Section 9.9(b) of the Transaction Agreement.
Section 2.2
Alipay-Related IP and New FIG Business-Related IP.
(a)
Alipay-Related IP. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Amended
IPLA, Alibaba hereby grants to Alipay, and shall cause its relevant
Subsidiaries to grant to Alipay, pursuant to a Providers Addendum, the
following worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-assignable,
non-sublicensable (except pursuant to Section 2.4) rights and licenses
during the Term:
(i)
under the Alipay-Related Patents it owns, (i) to make, have made (subject
to Section 2.4), use, sell, offer for sale, import, export and otherwise
commercialize Alipay Business Products solely in the course of conducting the
Alipay Business, and (ii) to make, have made and use any device or
process, in each case solely internally and solely in the course of conducting
the Alipay Business; and
(ii)
under the Alipay-Related Copyrights its owns, to (i) reproduce,
distribute, modify, prepare derivative works of, perform and display, in each
case solely internally, the Alipay-Related Software and the Alipay-Related
Other Materials, and (ii) to distribute, perform and display the
Alipay-Related Software, solely in Object Code format, and the Alipay-Related
Other Materials, in each case solely to the extent permitted pursuant to
Section 2.4, and, with respect to both of clauses (i) and (ii),
solely in connection with the sale, license or other provision of Alipay
Business Products in the course of conducting the Alipay Business.
(b)
New FIG Business-Related IP. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Amended IPLA, Alibaba hereby grants to Purchaser, and shall cause a Subsidiary
Licensor to grant to Purchaser or to one or more Subsidiaries of Purchaser
designated by Purchaser (other than Alipay and its Subsidiaries), the following
worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-assignable,
non-sublicensable (except pursuant to Section 2.4) rights and licenses
during the Term:
(i)
under the New FIG Business-Related Patents it owns, (i) to make, have made
(subject to Section 2.4), use, sell, offer for sale, import, export and
otherwise commercialize New FIG Business Products solely in the course of
conducting the New FIG Business, and (ii) to make, have made and use any
device or process, in each case solely internally and solely in the course of
conducting the New FIG Business; and
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(ii) under the New FIG
Business-Related Copyrights its owns, to (i) reproduce, distribute,
modify, prepare derivative works of, perform and display, in each case solely
internally, the New FIG Business-Related Other Materials, and (ii) to
distribute, perform and display the New FIG Business-Related Other Materials,
in each case solely to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 2.4, and,
with respect to both of clauses (i) and (ii), solely in connection with
the sale, license or other provision of New FIG Business Products in the course
of conducting the New FIG Business.
In the event that
Alibaba or its relevant Subsidiary Licensor determines that, for tax,
regulatory or other reasons, a Providers Addendum (i) should be executed
to confirm the grant of one or more of the licenses set forth in this
Section 2.2(b) or (ii) is necessary in order for Purchaser or its
designated Subsidiary to comply with any of its payment obligations pursuant to
Article V, then upon request of Alibaba, Alibaba and/or a Subsidiary Licensor,
on the one hand, and Purchaser and/or a Purchaser Subsidiary (other than Alipay
and its Subsidiaries), on the other, shall promptly execute such Providers
Addendum in a form mutually agreed between the executing parties, which
Providers Addendum shall then be added to Exhibit F of this Amended IPLA, and
obtain all necessary authorizations or consents with respect to such Providers
Addendum from applicable Governmental Authorities in order for each Party to
obtain the full benefits of this Amended IPLA. For clarity, the fact that a
Providers Addendum may later be executed pursuant to this Section 2.2(b)
shall not relieve Purchaser of any of its payment obligations hereunder with
respect to the New FIG Royalty or any other payments.
Section 2.3
Alibaba Delivery Obligation. At any time during the Term, upon reasonable
request in writing of Alipay or its Subsidiary Sublicensee, Alibaba, Alibaba IT
(A50) or a Subsidiary of Alibaba IT (A50) will deliver to Alipay or its
Subsidiary Sublicensee copies of the Alipay-Related Software (in both Source
Code and Object Code form) and bug fixes, error corrections, updates and
upgrades (including improvements) developed after the Effective Date and
included in the Alipay-Related Software licensed under Section 2.2(a), in
the form actually developed or owned by Alibaba, Alibaba IT (A50) or a
Subsidiary of Alibaba IT (A50). For clarity, any such bug fixes, error
corrections, updates or upgrades (including improvements) provided hereunder
will be provided "as-is" and "as available."
Section 2.4
Sublicensing.
(a)
Subsidiaries. Subject to this Section 2.4(a), Alipay or the
applicable Alipay Subsidiary, or Purchaser or the applicable Purchaser
Subsidiary, to whom rights are granted under Section 2.1 and
Section 2.2 to the (1) Alipay-Exclusive IP and the Alipay-Related IP
or (2) New FIG Business-Exclusive IP and the New FIG Business-Related IP,
as applicable, may sublicense its rights to an Alipay Subsidiary, in the case
of Alipay or such Alipay Subsidiary, or a Purchaser Subsidiary (other than
Alipay or any Alipay Subsidiary), in the case of Purchaser or a Purchaser
Subsidiary (a "Subsidiary Sublicensee"). Any such sublicense
of rights to a Subsidiary Sublicensee must be granted pursuant to an
enforceable, written agreement with such Subsidiary Sublicensee that
(i) requires, to the extent necessary to enable Alipay or Purchaser, as
applicable, to comply with the ownership provisions set forth in this Amended
IPLA, each such Subsidiary Sublicensee to assign to Alipay or its Subsidiary,
in the case of a Subsidiary Sublicensee of Alipay, or Purchaser or its
Subsidiary (other than Alipay or its Subsidiaries), in the case of a Subsidiary
Licensee of Purchaser (in each case as designated by Alipay or Purchaser with
notice to Alibaba) all right, title and interest in and to any Intellectual Property
Rights arising from or related to the exercise of such Subsidiary Sublicensee's
rights thereunder, and (ii) contains terms that are at least as protective
of Alibaba's or the relevant Alibaba Subsidiary's rights in, and
confidentiality and Source Code security with respect to, the Alipay-Exclusive
IP, the Alipay-Related IP, the New FIG Business-Exclusive IP and the New FIG
Business-Related IP as those contained in this Amended IPLA (each, a "Sublicense
Agreement"). Purchaser shall provide Alibaba with complete and
accurate copies of all Sublicense Agreements.
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(b) Subcontractors.
Subject to Alipay's and Purchaser's compliance with Section 9.9(b) of the
Transaction Agreement and with Section 3.3 of the 2011 Commercial
Agreement, Alipay or Purchaser may sublicense any of its applicable rights to
the Alipay-Exclusive Patents, the New FIG Business-Exclusive Patents, the
Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks, the New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks, the
Alipay-Exclusive Software, the Alipay-Exclusive Other Materials, the
Alipay-Related Other Materials, and the New FIG Business-Related Other
Materials to third Person subcontractors engaged by Alipay or Purchaser, or an
Alipay Subsidiary or Purchaser Subsidiary, in connection with the conduct of
the Alipay Business, in the case of Alipay or any Alipay Subsidiary, or the New
FIG Business, in the case of Purchaser or any Purchaser Subsidiary (other than
Alipay and its Subsidiaries) ("Permitted Subcontractors"),
solely to the extent necessary to permit the Permitted Subcontractors to
perform on behalf of Alipay or Purchaser, or an Alipay Subsidiary or Purchaser
Subsidiary, the services for which the Permitted Subcontractors were engaged.
Any such engagement of Permitted Subcontractors shall be pursuant to an
arm's-length agreement that (i) requires, to the extent necessary to
enable Alipay or Purchaser to comply with the ownership provisions set forth in
this Amended IPLA, each such Permitted Subcontractor to assign to Alipay or its
Subsidiary, or Purchaser or its Subsidiary (other than Alipay and its
Subsidiaries) (in each case as designated by Alipay or Purchaser with notice to
Alibaba) all right, title and interest in and to any Intellectual Property
Rights arising from or related to the exercise of such Permitted Subcontractor's
rights thereunder, and (ii) contains terms that are at least as protective
of Alibaba's or the relevant Alibaba Subsidiary's rights in, and
confidentiality and Source Code security with respect to, the Alipay-Exclusive
Patents, the New FIG Business-Exclusive Patents, the Alipay-Exclusive
Trademarks, the New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks, the Alipay-Exclusive
Software, the Alipay-Exclusive Other Materials, the Alipay-Related Other
Materials, and the New FIG Business-Related Other Materials, as applicable, as
those contained in this Amended IPLA (each, a "Subcontractor Agreement").
Any Subcontractor Agreement permitting any use of an Alipay-Exclusive Trademark
or New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademark by a Permitted Subcontractor shall
obligate the Permitted Subcontractor to comply with the applicable trademark
and brand usage guidelines for such Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks and New FIG
Business-Exclusive Trademarks and shall provide that all goodwill arising from
that Permitted Subcontractor's use of any Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks and New
FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks inures to the benefit of Alibaba or a
designated Alibaba Affiliate, and Alipay or Purchaser shall enforce these terms
against any Permitted Subcontractor.
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(c) End Users.
Alipay and its Subsidiary Sublicensees may distribute certain elements of the
Alipay-Exclusive Software, the Alipay-Related Software, the Alipay-Exclusive
Other Materials and the Alipay-Related Other Materials comprising client-side
end user software and related documentation and materials to Alipay's and its
Subsidiaries' end user customers ("Alipay End Users") and
sublicense to Alipay End Users the limited right to use or reproduce such
Alipay-Exclusive Software, Alipay-Related Software, Alipay-Exclusive Other
Materials and Alipay-Related Other Materials, solely in Object Code in the case
of software and solely as incorporated in or otherwise a part of an Alipay
Business Product. Any distribution or sublicense to an Alipay End User of the
Alipay-Exclusive Software, the Alipay-Related Software, the Alipay-Exclusive
Other Materials and/or the Alipay-Related Other Materials must be pursuant to
an enforceable agreement with such Alipay End User containing terms that are at
least as protective of Alibaba's or the Alipay IP/Technology Provider's rights
in the Alipay-Exclusive Software, Alipay-Related Software, the Alipay-Exclusive
Other Materials and/or the Alipay-Related Other Materials as those contained in
this Amended IPLA (each, an "End User License"). In addition,
in an End User License, Alipay or a Subsidiary Sublicensee may grant Alipay End
Users who are merchants a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable and
revocable sublicense to use the Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks in connection with
such Alipay End User's use of Alipay Business Products, solely in connection
with Alipay's or the Subsidiary Sublicensee's conduct of the Alipay Business.
Alipay and its Subsidiary Sublicensees shall require in such End User License
that all Alipay End Users comply with all applicable trademark and brand usage
guidelines for such Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks and that all goodwill arising
from any Alipay End User's use of the Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks inures to the
benefit of Alibaba or a designated Alibaba Subsidiary, and Alipay or the
applicable Subsidiary Sublicensee shall enforce these terms against any Alipay
End User.
(d)
Purchaser's Rights and Obligations. Each Sublicense Agreement and
Subcontractor Agreement entered into by Alipay or Purchaser or their respective
Subsidiary Sublicensees, and each End User License entered into by Alipay or
its Subsidiary Sublicensee, in each case in connection with the exercise of its
rights and obligations under this Amended IPLA, shall not contain any provision
that is inconsistent with the terms of this Amended IPLA. For the avoidance of
doubt, (i) any rights and responsibilities performed or provided by
Subsidiary Sublicensees, Permitted Subcontractors or Alipay End Users shall be
deemed to be performed by Alipay or Purchaser (as applicable), and
(ii) Alipay or Purchaser (as applicable) shall be responsible and liable
for any breach of the terms and conditions of any Sublicense Agreement,
Subcontractor Agreement or End User License by any Subsidiary Sublicensee,
Permitted Subcontractor or Alipay End User (as applicable) to the same extent
as if breach were committed by Alipay or Purchaser (as applicable).
(e)
Have Made Rights. The "have made" rights granted in Sections
2.1 and 2.2 shall apply only to Alipay Business Products and New FIG Business
Products (as applicable) which (i) have designs originating with and owned
by Alipay or an Alipay Subsidiary, or Purchaser or a Purchaser Subsidiary
(other than Alipay and its Subsidiaries), as applicable, and (ii) are sold
or otherwise transferred or disposed of by the "have made"
manufacturer only to Alipay or its Subsidiaries or Purchaser or its
Subsidiaries (other than Alipay and its Subsidiaries), as applicable.
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Section 2.5 Restrictions.
Alipay acknowledges that the Source Code of the Alipay-Exclusive Software and
the Alipay-Related Software, constitutes and contains Trade Secrets of Alibaba
and its Subsidiaries, and, in order to protect such Trade Secrets and other
interests that Alibaba or its Subsidiaries may have in the Alipay-Exclusive
Software or the Alipay-Related Software, Alipay shall not, and shall not permit
any third Person to, except as expressly authorized in this Amended IPLA:
(a)
transfer, sublicense (other than pursuant to Section 2.4), disclose,
distribute or otherwise expose the Source Code of the Alipay-Exclusive Software
or the Alipay-Related Software to any third Person other than a Subsidiary
Sublicensee or a Permitted Subcontractor in accordance with Section 2.4; or
(b)
disassemble, decompile or reverse engineer any of the Alipay-Exclusive Software
or the Alipay-Related Software provided to Alipay or its Subsidiary only in
Object Code form, nor permit any third Person to do so, except to the extent
such restrictions are prohibited by Law.
Alibaba's and its
relevant Subsidiaries' license of Intellectual Property Rights pursuant to this
Article II is granted:
(x)
only if such Intellectual Property Rights are owned exclusively by Alibaba
and/or its relevant Subsidiaries, as applicable, and may be licensed under
applicable Law pursuant to this Article II without the need to obtain the
consent or approval of any co- or joint owner of such Intellectual Property
Rights;
(y)
solely to the extent of Alibaba's and/or its relevant Subsidiary's right to
grant such license; and
(z)
only if Alibaba's and/or its relevant Subsidiary's grant of such license does
not incur any obligation to pay royalties or other consideration to any third Person
(except for payments between Alibaba and its relevant Subsidiary, or payments
from Alibaba or its relevant Subsidiary to their respective employees or
contractors for the use of the Intellectual Property Rights made or created by
or for Alibaba, the relevant Alibaba Subsidiary, or such employees or
contractors while employed or retained by Alibaba or its relevant Subsidiary).
Section 2.6
Use of Trademarks.
(a)
Trademark Usage Guidelines. The use by Alipay and any of its Subsidiary
Sublicensees of the Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks or by Purchaser and any of its
Subsidiary Sublicensees of the New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks, as
applicable, shall at all times adhere to Alibaba's and Alibaba's Subsidiary's,
as applicable, then-current trademark or brand usage guidelines, as such
guidelines may be revised during the Term by Alibaba or Alibaba's Subsidiaries.
Upon Alibaba's request, Alipay, Purchaser or any of their respective Subsidiary
Sublicensees shall provide Alibaba with samples of advertising and promotional
materials developed by or for Alipay, Purchaser or the applicable Subsidiary
Sublicensee(s) and using the Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks or New FIG
Business-Exclusive Trademarks, as applicable, in order for Alibaba to assess
compliance with this Section 2.6(a). In the event of any breach with
respect to Alipay's, Purchaser's or any of their respective Subsidiary
Sublicensee's failure to adhere to the then-current applicable Alibaba or
Alibaba Subsidiary trademark or brand usage guidelines, Alipay, Purchaser
and/or the applicable Subsidiary Sublicensee(s), as applicable, shall
immediately cease all use of the materials not conforming with such brand usage
guidelines and shall cure, or cause to be cured, within thirty (30) days,
any breach with respect to Alipay's, Purchaser's or the applicable Subsidiary
Sublicensee's use thereof. Alipay and Purchaser shall not use, nor permit the
use of, and shall cause their respective Subsidiary Sublicensees not to use or
permit the use of, the Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks or the New FIG
Business-Exclusive Trademarks in any manner that could otherwise reasonably be
expected to impair, tarnish, dilute or otherwise damage the value and goodwill
associated with Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks or the New FIG Business-Exclusive
Trademarks.
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(b) Quality Control
Standards/Limited Use. Alipay and Purchaser each agrees, during the Term,
to maintain, and to cause its Subsidiary Sublicensees to maintain, a level of
quality for the Alipay Business Products and the New FIG Business Products, as
applicable, in connection with which Alipay, Purchaser and their respective
Subsidiary Sublicensees use, reproduce or display the Alipay-Exclusive
Trademarks or the New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks, as applicable, that is
at least as high as the level of quality of the comparable products and
services in connection with which Alipay, Purchaser and their respective
Subsidiary Sublicensees use, reproduce or display Trademarks owned by Alipay,
Purchaser or their respective Subsidiaries. Each of Alipay and Purchaser shall
not use, nor permit the use of, and shall cause its Subsidiary Sublicensees not
to use or permit the use of, the Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks or the New FIG
Business-Exclusive Trademarks, as applicable, (i) in any manner that could
otherwise reasonably be expected to impair, tarnish, dilute or otherwise damage
the value and goodwill associated with Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks or the New
FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks, or any other Trademarks or Domains Names
owned, held, or licensed by Alibaba or any Alibaba Subsidiary, or that are in
the process of registration or application for registration by Alibaba or any
Alibaba Subsidiary, anywhere in the world, or (ii) in connection with any
unfair, misleading, illegal, vulgar, obscene, immoral or offensive materials,
or any products or services that violate applicable Laws or are false or
misleading.
(c)
No Adverse Claim. Each of Alipay and Purchaser shall not and shall cause
its Subsidiary Sublicensees not to, and each of Alipay and Purchaser shall not
and shall cause its Subsidiary Sublicensees not to authorize any third Person
to, at any time during the Term, assert any claim or interest in, or take any
action which may in any way:
(i)
adversely affect the validity or enforceability of,
(ii)
result in the harm or misuse of, bring into disrepute, or adversely affect
Alibaba's or any Alibaba Subsidiary's rights or interest in and to, or
(iii)
result in obtaining registrations in or otherwise challenge the validity of, or
Alibaba's or any Alibaba Subsidiary's ownership of or rights in:
(1) the Alipay-Exclusive
Trademarks and the New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks and/or (2) except
as otherwise expressly permitted in the Trademark Agreement, any other
Trademark or Domain Name that is derivative of or similar to any Trademarks or
Domain Names (including the Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks and New FIG
Business-Exclusive Trademarks) owned, held, or licensed by Alibaba or any
Alibaba Subsidiary, both prior to and after the Effective Date, including any
Trademarks or Domain Names commencing with the letters "ALI" or
"TAO."
(d)
Goodwill. All goodwill arising from Alipay's, Purchaser's or their
respective Subsidiary Sublicensees' use of the Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks and
New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks, as applicable, prior to their assignment
to Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.2(b) of the Transaction Agreement, will
inure solely to the benefit of Alibaba or the applicable Alibaba Subsidiary,
and Alipay and Purchaser and any applicable Subsidiary Sublicensee shall
transfer and assign and do hereby transfer and assign to Alibaba or the
applicable Alibaba Affiliate designated by Alibaba on an ongoing basis, prior
to such assignment, all such goodwill arising from the use of the Alipay-Exclusive
Trademarks and New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks permitted hereunder.
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Section 2.7 Grant
Back.
(a)
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Amended IPLA, Purchaser, on behalf
of itself and its Subsidiaries, hereby grants (and agrees to grant and cause
Purchaser and its Subsidiaries to grant) to Alibaba and its Subsidiaries during
the Term a non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free,
non-transferable (except to a successor of Alibaba in connection with a merger
or consolidation, or to a transferee of Alibaba in connection with the transfer
of all or any substantial portion of the assets of Alibaba and its
Subsidiaries), right and license, under all Patents (including all New Alipay
Patents and Patents constituting Stage 1 Retained IP) owned or licensable by
Purchaser or any of Purchaser's Subsidiaries during the Term ("Alipay-Retained
IP") to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, import, export and
otherwise commercialize any products and services, including engaging third
Persons by Alibaba or its Subsidiaries for the procurement by Alibaba or its
Subsidiaries of (and having such third Persons provide) services for the
benefit of Alibaba and/or its Subsidiaries. For the avoidance of doubt, such
third Persons will have immunity under such Patents only to the extent they are
providing services for the benefit of Alibaba and/or its Subsidiaries and not
for services provided to other customers of such third Persons. For clarity,
the Parties acknowledge that any New Alipay Patents, if they are owned solely
by Alibaba or assigned to Alibaba as required by Section 4.4(a), and not
owned by Purchaser or any of Purchaser's Subsidiaries, will be subject to the
provisions of this Amended IPLA relating to Alipay-Exclusive Patents and New
FIG Business-Exclusive Patents and not to this Section 2.7.
(b)
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Amended IPLA, Purchaser, on behalf
of itself and its Subsidiaries, hereby grants (and agrees to grant and cause
Purchaser and its Subsidiaries to grant) to Alibaba and its Subsidiaries during
the Term a non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, non-transferable
(except to a successor of Alibaba in connection with a merger or consolidation,
or to a transferee of Alibaba in connection with the transfer of all or any
substantial portion of the assets of Alibaba and its Subsidiaries), right and
license to (i) reproduce, distribute, modify, prepare derivative works of,
perform and display the Alipay Non-Core IP and the non-Patent Stage 1 Retained
IP and (ii) to internally use and exploit the SME Loan Know-How, in each
case solely in connection with the sale, license or provision of products and
services of Alibaba and its Subsidiaries. Such right and license
(x) includes the right to have such activities performed on behalf of
Alibaba and its Subsidiaries by third Persons and (y) includes the rights
to reproduce, perform, display and distribute to merchants, distributors,
customers, and other participants in the businesses of Alibaba and Alibaba
Subsidiaries the portions, if any, of the Alipay Non-Core IP intended for use
by such merchants, distributors, customers, or other participants. Any such
license to merchants, distributors, customers, and other participants shall be
on the same terms that Alibaba and its Subsidiaries use for the licensing of
their own accompanying software and other materials. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary set forth in this Section 2.7(b), Alibaba and its
Subsidiaries shall not disclose any Highly Sensitive Information to any third
Persons, except to the extent expressly permitted by the Data Sharing Agreement
with respect to Contributed Data (as defined in the Data Sharing Agreement), or
user data to the extent that (i) disclosure of such user data is required
for the purpose of engaging a third Person to provide services comparable to
the Services (as defined in the 2011 Commercial Agreement) (provided that such
third Person shall not use such data for any other purpose),
(ii) disclosure of such user data to such third Person in accordance with
this Amended IPLA does not violate applicable Law, and (iii) disclosure of
such user data to such third Person in accordance with this Amended IPLA does
not violate the terms of use or terms of service under which such data was
collected.
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(c) This
Section 2.7: (i) does not require that Purchaser or any Purchaser
Subsidiary deliver any Technology, including Alipay Non-Core IP, to Alibaba or
its Subsidiaries and (ii) does not relieve Alibaba or its Subsidiaries
from its obligations under Section 9.9(b) of the Transaction Agreement.
Section 2.8
No Other Grant. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, nothing
in this Amended IPLA shall be deemed to grant, directly or by implication,
estoppel or otherwise, any right, license or covenant from Alibaba or any
Alibaba Subsidiary to Alipay, Purchaser, any of their respective Subsidiaries,
or any third Person, or from Purchaser or any Purchaser Subsidiary to Alibaba
or any Alibaba Subsidiary or any third Person.
Section 2.9
Injunctive Relief. Each of Alipay and Purchaser acknowledges that any
material breach of the provisions of this Article II may result in irreparable
harm to Alibaba and Alibaba's Subsidiaries, and in such event the exact amount
of damages will be difficult to ascertain and the remedies at law for such
breach may not be adequate. Accordingly, in the event of any material breach of
the provisions of this Article II by Alipay or Purchaser or any Alipay
Subsidiaries or Purchaser Subsidiaries, Alibaba, in addition to any other relief
available to it at law, in equity or otherwise, shall be entitled to seek
temporary and permanent injunctive relief restraining Alipay, Purchaser or any
of their respective Subsidiaries from engaging in the conduct constituting such
material breach, without the necessity of proving actual damages or posting a
bond or other security.
Section 2.10
Termination of Opco IP/Technology Providers Addenda. Alipay and Alibaba
(acting on behalf of 阿里巴巴
(中国) 有限公司
(Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd. (A50)) and Alipay IT Company (Z53)) agree that the
Opco IP/Technology Providers Addenda are terminated as of the Effective Date.
ARTICLE
III
SERVICES
Section 3.1
Performance of Software Technology Services. Alipay IT Company (Z53) and
its Subsidiaries shall perform the Software Technology Services for the Alipay
Group until the Services Termination Date. Except as provided for in
Section 3.3, Alipay IT Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries shall, at their
sole cost and expense, provide all tools, equipment, personnel and physical facilities
required for the performance of the Software Technology Services, unless
otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing. To the extent that Alipay IT
Company (Z53) or any of its Subsidiaries requires access to the sites,
facilities, network or computer systems of Alipay or an Alipay Subsidiary in
order to perform the Software Technology Services, Alipay IT Company (Z53) and
its Subsidiaries shall comply and cause its personnel to comply with Alipay's
or the applicable Alipay Subsidiary's standard health and safety, security,
privacy, and other policies and procedures that are provided by Alipay or the
applicable Alipay Subsidiary to Alipay IT Company (Z53) or its Subsidiaries.
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Section 3.2 Reports.
At Alipay's reasonable request, Alipay IT Company (Z53) shall provide periodic
written reports to Alipay with respect to Alipay IT Company (Z53)'s and its
Subsidiaries' performance of the Software Technology Services. In addition,
Alipay IT Company (Z53) shall promptly notify Alipay of any material technical
or developmental problems which may arise in the performance of Alipay IT
Company (Z53)'s or its Subsidiaries' duties under this Article III.
Section 3.3
Alipay Responsibilities. In connection with the Software Technology
Services, the Alipay Group shall perform such duties and tasks as may be
reasonably required to allow Alipay IT Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries to
perform the Software Technology Services. The Alipay Group shall provide Alipay
IT Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries with access to Alipay's, the other
applicable Alipay Group members' sites, facilities, network or computer systems
as reasonably required by Alipay IT Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries to
perform the Software Technology Services. Subject to Section 9.4, the Alipay
Group shall also make available to Alipay IT Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries
any data, information and any other materials required by Alipay IT Company
(Z53) or its Subsidiaries to perform Software Technology Services
(collectively, "Alipay Materials").
Section 3.4
No Further Obligations. Alipay IT Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries
shall have no obligation during the Term to provide any services other than the
Software Technology Services, and no other obligation to provide any such
services except as expressly set forth in this Article III, unless otherwise
agreed by the Parties in writing.
ARTICLE
IV
OWNERSHIP
Section 4.1
Licensed IP. Subject to the express licenses granted in this Amended
IPLA, as between the Parties, Alibaba or its Subsidiaries will retain exclusive
right, title and interest in and to the Licensed IP, and all Intellectual
Property Rights subsisting therein. There are no implied licenses under this
Amended IPLA, and all rights not expressly granted hereunder are reserved.
Purchaser and Purchaser's Subsidiaries shall not delete or in any manner alter
any Copyright, Trademark, Patent, confidentiality or other proprietary rights
notices appearing on the Licensed IP as delivered to Purchaser or a Purchaser
Subsidiary. Purchaser and Purchaser's Subsidiaries shall reproduce such notices
on all copies they make of the Licensed IP.
Section 4.2
Alipay IT Materials. As between the Parties, Alipay IT Company (Z53) or
its Subsidiaries will exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to
any Technology of any kind developed solely by the Dedicated Employees of
Alipay IT Company (Z53) or its Subsidiaries in connection with performing the
Software Technology Services under the IPLA during the IPLA Period or during
the Term of this Amended IPLA, other than the Stage 1 Retained IP (collectively
"Alipay IT Materials"), including all Intellectual Property
Rights subsisting therein. If the Alipay IT Materials include or constitute
modifications, customizations, enhancements or extensions to the
Alipay-Exclusive Software, the Alipay-Related Software, the Alipay-Exclusive
Other Materials, the Alipay-Related Other Materials, or the New FIG
Business-Related Other Materials, Alipay or Purchaser, as applicable, will have
rights and licenses to such modifications, customizations, enhancements or
extensions to the same extent that it has rights and licenses to the underlying
Alipay-Exclusive Software, Alipay-Related Software, Alipay-Exclusive Other
Materials, Alipay-Related Other Materials, or New FIG Business-Related Other
Materials, respectively.
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Section 4.3 Ownership
of Enhancements. Subject to Section 4.4, the Parties agree that, as
between the Parties, all modifications, enhancements and derivative works of
the Alipay-Exclusive Software, the Alipay-Related Software, the Alipay-Exclusive
Other Materials, the Alipay-Related Other Materials, and the New FIG
Business-Related Other Materials created by (or by a third Person on behalf of)
Alipay or Purchaser or a Subsidiary Sublicensee under the licenses granted in
Section 2.1 or 2.2 and otherwise in accordance with this Amended IPLA will
be exclusively owned by Alipay or Purchaser or the relevant Subsidiary
Sublicensee, as applicable.
Section 4.4
New Patents, Trademarks and Domain Names.
(a)
Any new Patents applied for or issued during the Term based on any invention
made solely by employees or contractors of Alipay or Purchaser and/or employees
or contractors of an Alipay Subsidiary or Purchaser Subsidiary during the Term
("New Alipay Patents") will be applied for in the name of and
owned by Alibaba and for the purposes of this Amended IPLA will be deemed
Alipay-Exclusive Patents (if pertaining to the Alipay Business) or New FIG
Holdco-Exclusive Patents (if pertaining to the New FIG Business).
(b)
Except as expressly authorized in the Trademark Agreement with respect to
Licensed Trademarks and Domain Names, Component Trademarks and Component Domain
Names (as the preceding terms are defined in the Trademark Agreement), each of
Alipay and Purchaser shall not, and shall cause all its Subsidiaries not to,
adopt, use or conduct any business using (except for any use of the
Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks, New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks, the
Alipay-Exclusive Domain Names and the New FIG Business-Exclusive Domain Names
as expressly authorized by Section 2.1 and for any use of New Alipay
Trademark/Domain Names as provided by Section 4.4(c) below), create, file,
register, seek to register, or cause to be registered (other than any Trademark
or Domain Name required by applicable Law to be held or registered in the name
of Alipay or Purchaser or a Subsidiary of Alipay or Purchaser), any Trademarks
or Domain Names that are derivative of or confusingly similar to any Trademarks
(including the Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks and New FIG Business-Exclusive
Trademarks) or Domain Names (including the Alipay-Exclusive Domain Names and
New FIG Business-Exclusive Domain Names) owned, held, or licensed by Alibaba or
any Alibaba Subsidiary, or otherwise used in connection with any conduct of any
business by Alibaba or any Subsidiary of Alibaba, both prior to and after the
Effective Date (the "Alibaba Marks"). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if any Alibaba Mark, Alipay-Exclusive Trademark, New FIG
Business-Exclusive Trademark, Alipay-Exclusive Domain Name, New FIG
Business-Exclusive Domain Name or any Trademark or Domain Name that is
derivative of or confusingly similar to any Alibaba Mark, Alipay-Exclusive
Trademark, New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademark, Alipay-Exclusive Domain Name
or New FIG Business-Exclusive Domain Name (each, a "Similar Mark/Domain
Name"), other than any Trademark or Domain Name required by applicable
Law to be held or registered in the name of Purchaser or a Purchaser
Subsidiary, or any application therefor, is filed or registered by Alipay or
Purchaser or any Alipay Subsidiary or Purchaser Subsidiary during the Term
then, except as may be expressly permitted in the Trademark Agreement, such
Similar Mark/Domain Name shall be assigned by Alipay or Purchaser or the
applicable Alipay Subsidiary or Purchaser Subsidiary to Alibaba pursuant to
this Section 4.4 and shall be exclusively owned by Alibaba. To the extent
required in the preceding sentence, each of Alipay and Purchaser hereby
assigns, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to assign, to Alibaba, all of
Alipay's or Purchaser's and such Alipay Subsidiary's or Purchaser Subsidiary's,
as applicable, rights, title and interest in and to any and all Similar
Marks/Domain Names, whether now existing or in the future created.
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(c) If during the Term
(i) Alipay or an Alipay Subsidiary desires to have filed or registered any
new Trademark or Domain Name that includes the word "ALIPAY" or is
derivative of any other Alipay-Exclusive Trademark set forth in Exhibit D
or (ii) Purchaser or a Purchaser Subsidiary desires to have filed or
registered any new Trademark or Domain Name that is derivative of any New FIG
Business-Exclusive Trademark set forth in Exhibit K (each such Trademark
or Domain Name within the scope of clause (i) or (ii), a "New Alipay
Trademark/Domain Name"), in each case to the extent any such Trademark
or Domain Name is not required by applicable Law to be held or registered in
the name of Alipay or Purchaser or an Alipay Subsidiary or Purchaser
Subsidiary, then, subject to Alibaba's agreement , each such New Alipay
Trademark/Domain Name will be filed and registered in the name of (at Alipay's
or Purchaser's expense, as applicable) and solely owned by Alibaba during the
Term of this Amended IPLA, and for the purposes of this Amended IPLA will, in
the case of clause (i), be deemed to be an Alipay-Exclusive Trademark or
Alipay-Exclusive Domain Name, as applicable, or, in the case of clause (ii), be
deemed to be a New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademark or New FIG
Business-Exclusive Domain Name, in each case upon being added to the applicable
Exhibit hereto. For purposes of the foregoing, Alibaba's agreement shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed to the extent such desired New Alipay
Trademark/Domain Name is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Trademark
Agreement and does not contain any component (other than the word
"ALIPAY" or product marks included in the Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks
set forth in Exhibit D or New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks set
forth in Exhibit K that are not confusingly similar to or derivative of
other Trademarks owned, held or licensed by Alibaba or any Alibaba Subsidiary)
that is derivative of or confusingly similar to any Trademarks or Domain Names
owned, held, or licensed by Alibaba or any Alibaba Subsidiary (including any
Trademarks or Domain Names commencing with the letters "ALI", other
than as used in "ALIPAY," or with the letters "TAO"), or
otherwise used in connection with any conduct of any business by Alibaba or an
Alibaba Subsidiary, prior to and after the Effective Date.
(d)
Alipay and Purchaser and each Alipay Subsidiary and Purchaser Subsidiary shall
assist Alibaba in every reasonable way, at Alipay's or Purchaser's or Alipay's
Subsidiary's or Purchaser's Subsidiary's expense (except with respect to
maintaining Similar Mark/Domain Names), to obtain, secure, perfect, maintain,
defend and enforce all Intellectual Property Rights with respect to the Similar
Mark/Domain Names. The prosecution of and registration for any New Alipay Patent
or New Alipay Trademark/Domain Name owned by Alipay or Purchaser or a
designated Alipay Subsidiary or Purchaser Subsidiary will be executed pursuant
to Section 6.1. The enforcement of any New Alipay Patent will be executed
pursuant to Section 6.2. Every twelve (12) months during the Term, or
upon either Party's reasonable request, the Parties shall amend this Amended
IPLA by updating Exhibits B, C , D, I, J, or
K as applicable, to add such newly issued, filed or registered New
Alipay Patents and New Alipay Trademark/Domain Names.
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(e) Except as expressly
authorized in the Trademark Agreement or except to the extent Alibaba is acting
at the request of Alipay or an Alipay Subsidiary in filing, registering,
seeking to register, or causing to be registered a Trademark or Domain Name,
Alibaba shall not, and shall cause all its Subsidiaries not to, file, register,
seek to register, or cause to be registered, or conduct any business using any
Trademarks or Domain Names that contain the word "ALIPAY."
Section 4.5
Alipay Materials. As between Alibaba and Alipay, Alipay will retain its
right, title and interest in and to any Alipay Materials owned by Alipay,
including all Intellectual Property Rights of Alipay subsisting therein;
provided, however, that Alipay agrees to grant and does hereby grant to Alibaba
and any applicable Alibaba Subsidiary a limited, royalty-free, non-exclusive,
non-transferable (except to a successor in connection with a merger or
consolidation of Alibaba or the applicable Alibaba Subsidiary, or to a
transferee in connection with the transfer of all or any substantial portion of
the assets of Alibaba) right and license to use such Alipay Materials if and
for so long as, and only to the extent, such right and license is necessary in
order for Alibaba or any of its Subsidiaries to carry out any obligations
pursuant to this Amended IPLA.
ARTICLE
VFEES
AND PAYMENT
Section 5.1
Royalties and Other Amounts for Licensed IP.
(a)
Alipay Royalty. In consideration for the licenses granted pursuant to
Section 2 with respect to Alipay-Related IP owned by Alibaba IT (A50),
Alipay-Exclusive IP and Alipay-Related IP owned by Alibaba or any of its other
Subsidiaries, Alipay or its designated Subsidiary shall pay (subject to Section 5.3)
to Alibaba IT (A50) and/or to Alibaba (as directed by Alibaba), ongoing
royalties calculated pursuant to the following formula (the "Alipay
Royalty") in accordance with this Section 5.1(a):
Alipay
Royalty = (consolidated revenue of the Alipay Group before taking into account
the Alipay Royalty, the New FIG Royalty, and the Software Technology Services
Fee) multiplied by R1, where
"R1"
means a percentage to be agreed between Alipay and Alibaba IT (A50) (and
Alibaba, if in its sole discretion it decides to charge a royalty).
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(b) New FIG Royalty.
In consideration for the licenses of the New FIG Business-Exclusive IP and New
FIG Business-Related IP owned by the Alibaba Group (including any Subsidiary
Licensor), until the Services Termination Date, Purchaser or its designated
Subsidiary shall have the obligation to pay to Alibaba or its designated
Subsidiary an aggregate fee calculated pursuant to the following formula (the
"New FIG Royalty") in accordance with this
Section 5.1(b), provided, however, that Purchaser's
obligation to pay Seller the New FIG Royalty shall terminate upon the transfer
of the New FIG Business-Exclusive IP pursuant to Section 2.2 of the
Transaction Agreement:
New
FIG Royalty = (consolidated pre-tax income (after excluding any minority
interest income and any initial gain or loss recognized upon entering into the
Transaction Documents or consummating the transfers and issuances provided for
in the Transaction Agreement, and any subsequent amortization of deferred
charges or income resulting from such gain or loss) of the New FIG Business, as
conducted by Purchaser Group other than the Alipay Group, before taking into
account the New FIG Royalty) multiplied by R2, where
"R2"
means a percentage to be agreed between Purchaser and Alibaba and at Alibaba's
election, its Subsidiaries, if in its sole discretion it decides to charge a
royalty.
Section 5.2
Fees and Expenses for Software Technology Services. In consideration for
Alipay IT Company (Z53)'s and its Subsidiaries' performance of the Software
Technology Services and for the licenses of Alipay-Exclusive IP and
Alipay-Related IP owned by Alipay IT (A50) and its Subsidiaries, until the
Services Termination Date, Alipay shall pay (subject to Section 5.3)
to Alipay IT (A50) and/or to Alibaba (as directed by Alibaba) an aggregate fee
calculated in accordance with the following formula (the "Software
Technology Services Fee") in accordance with this Section 5.2:
Software
Technology Services Fee = Alibaba Costs plus Income Share minus the New FIG
Royalty, minus the Alipay Royalty, where
"Alibaba
Costs" means the consolidated pre-tax costs and expenses of Alipay IT
Company (Z53) and its Subsidiaries incurred in the course of providing the
Software Technology Services.
"Income
Share" means an amount equal to the product of the Income Multiplier
multiplied by ((x) the consolidated pre-tax income of the Alipay Group before
taking into account the Alipay Royalty, the Software Technology Services Fee
and any initial gain or loss recognized upon entering into the Transaction
Documents or consummating the transfers and issuances provided for in the
Transaction Agreement, and any subsequent amortization of deferred charges or
income resulting from such gain or loss minus (y) the Alibaba Costs).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Income Share be less than
zero.
"Income
Multiplier" means a percentage agreed by the Parties cooperating in
good faith, which shall be adjusted such that the sum of the Alipay Royalty,
the New FIG Royalty and the Software Technology Services Fee ("Fee/Royalty
Sum") shall at all times equal the Adjusted Target Amount; provided
that to the extent that such adjustment of the Income Multiplier would have a
material adverse economic impact on any Party due to tax considerations, the
Income Multiplier shall instead be adjusted such that the Fee/Royalty Sum is as
near as economically reasonable to the Adjusted Target Amount.
"Issuance
Percentage" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the
Transaction Agreement.
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"Target Amount"
means the sum of (a) the product of (i) 100% minus the Issuance
Percentage, multiplied by (ii) 37.5% of the consolidated pre-tax income of
the Purchaser Group (after excluding any minority interest income of the
Purchaser Group on a consolidated basis) before taking into account the Alipay
Royalty, the New FIG Royalty and the Software Technology Services Fee, plus
(b) the Alibaba Costs, plus (c), until the first to occur of a Purchaser
Qualified IPO or an Alipay Qualified IPO, the IPLA Funded Amount Due (as
defined in the Transaction Agreement).
"Adjusted
Target Amount" means the Target Amount, plus the Accrued Deposit
Amount, less the Accrued Excess Fee.
Section 5.3
Royalty Reporting and Payment Terms.
(a)
Within sixty (60) days of the end of each Alipay fiscal year, Alipay IT
Company (Z53) shall provide to Alipay (a) a report detailing with
reasonable specificity the basis for the Alibaba Costs, and (b) such
additional information as Alipay may reasonably request describing and further
evidencing the calculation of the Alibaba Costs. Within ninety (90) days
after the end of each fiscal year of the Payor, or upon such other payment
schedule as Alibaba and Purchaser may otherwise agree (the "Payment
Date"), the Payor shall pay to Alibaba IT (A50) and/or to Alibaba (as
directed by Alibaba) the Software Technology Services Fee, the Alipay Royalty,
and the New FIG Royalty each as owed during such fiscal year or other
agreed-upon period. Concurrently with such payment, the Payor shall provide to
Alibaba and Alibaba IT (A50) (a) a report detailing with reasonable
specificity the basis for the New FIG Royalty and Alipay Royalty payments,
(b) a report detailing with reasonable specificity the basis for the
Software Technology Services Fee, (c) true and complete income statements
of the revenues and expenses of the Purchaser Group (including separate income
statements for the Alipay Group) reflecting the consolidated pre-tax income of
the Purchaser Group and Alipay Group during the applicable fiscal year, and (d) such
additional information as Alibaba or Alibaba IT (A50) may reasonably request
describing and further evidencing the calculation of the Alipay Royalty, New
FIG Royalty and/or Software Technology Service Fee payments. The Payor shall
pay all amounts due under this Amended IPLA in Renminbi in the manner to be
further agreed by the Parties.
(b)
The "Accrued Deposit Amount" shall initially be zero. If the
Target Amount is greater than the Fee/Royalty Sum, Purchaser shall deposit with
and/or loan to Alibaba an amount equal to the difference between the
Fee/Royalty Sum and the Target Amount, and the Accrued Deposit Amount shall be
increased by the amount of such deposit. Alibaba shall, from time to time upon
written request of the Purchaser, deliver to the Purchaser one or more notes
and/or certificates of deposit evidencing any loans and/or deposits,
respectively, made pursuant to the preceding sentence. Upon any payment of any
Alipay Royalty, New FIG Royalty and Software Technology Services Fee in
accordance with this Article V that in the aggregate for a given Alipay
fiscal year exceed the amount that would have been paid had the Accrued Deposit
Amount been zero, Alibaba shall return or repay an amount of the deposits or
loans, respectively, equal to such excess, and the Accrued Deposit Amount shall
be reduced by an amount equal to such excess. Upon the third anniversary of any
such deposit or loan, to the extent that the amount so deposited or loaned has
not been returned or repaid pursuant to this Section 5.3,
(i) the obligations of Alibaba under the preceding sentence (and any such
deposit or loan) shall terminate, (ii) Alibaba shall be entitled to retain
and own, and Purchaser shall no longer have any rights to, the remaining amount
of such deposit or loan, and (iii) the Accrued Deposit Amount shall be
reduced by the remaining amount of such deposit or loan.
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(c) The "Accrued
Excess Fee Amount" shall initially be zero. If the Adjusted Target
Amount is less than the Fee/Royalty Sum, Purchaser shall pay only the Target
Amount to Alibaba on the Payment Date, the difference between the Target Amount
and the Fee/Royalty Sum paid shall be deferred and no longer due as of such
Payment Date, and the Accrued Excess Fee Amount shall be increased by the
amount of such difference. The Accrued Excess Fee Amount shall remain an
outstanding obligation of the Purchaser unless and until paid or extinguished
in accordance with this Amended IPLA. Upon any payment of any Alipay Royalty,
New FIG Royalty and Software Technology Services Fee in accordance with this Article
V that in the aggregate for a given Alipay fiscal year is less than the
amount that would have been paid had the Accrued Excess Fee Amount been zero,
Purchaser will pay to Alibaba an amount of the Accrued Excess Fee Amount equal
to such difference, and the Accrued Excess Fee Amount shall be reduced by such
amount. Upon the third anniversary of any such deferral, to the extent that the
amount so deferred has not been paid or extinguished in accordance with this Section 5.3,
(i) the obligations of Purchaser under the preceding sentence shall
terminate, (ii) Purchaser shall be entitled to retain and own, and Alibaba
shall no longer have any rights to, such deferred amount, and (iii) the
Accrued Excess Fee shall be reduced by such deferred amount.
(d)
If at any time and from time to time, both the Accrued Deposit Amount and
Accrued Excess Fee are greater than zero, then they shall be automatically
netted against each other such that the larger of the two amounts is reduced to
the difference between the two amounts, and the smaller of the two amounts is
reduced to zero. From time to time, (i) Purchaser may, subject to the
prior consent of Alibaba, transfer assets to Alibaba, which shall be deemed to
be contributed to Alibaba at their fair market value in satisfaction of an
equal amount of the Accrued Excess Fee Amount, and (ii) Alibaba may,
subject to the prior written consent of Purchaser, transfer assets to
Purchaser, which shall be deemed to be contributed to Purchaser at their fair
market value in satisfaction of an equal amount of the Accrued Deposit Amount.
Section 5.4
Taxes. Each Party and the Payor shall bear the taxes applicable to it in
connection with this Amended IPLA, including but not limited to turnover tax,
business tax, value-added tax, income tax, profits tax or other taxes.
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Section 5.5 Books
and Records; Audit Rights.
(a)
Purchaser and the other members of the Purchaser Group shall each maintain (and
cause to be maintained) complete and accurate books and records, in accordance
with International Financial Reporting Standards, for the purpose of supporting
and documenting the Alipay Royalty, New FIG Royalty and Software Technology
Services Fee payable hereunder, and as otherwise reasonably necessary to
confirm Purchaser's and Payor's compliance with the terms and conditions of
this Amended IPLA. All such books and records will be retained at each
respective company's, or its applicable Subsidiary's, principal place of
business for a period of at least three (3) years after the payments to
which they pertain have been made. The relevant books and records of the
Purchaser Group will be open for inspection and audit during such three
(3) year period for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the payments
and charges made hereunder.
(b)
Upon reasonable advance written request of Alibaba to Purchaser, the Parties
shall conduct, no more than once per fiscal year a joint audit of the
consolidated financials of Purchaser and the other members of the Purchaser
Group for the purposes of calculating the Alipay Royalty, New FIG Royalty and
Software Technology Services Fee. The auditor for such audit will be
Ernst & Young or another internationally recognized auditor agreed to
by the Parties (Ernst & Young or such other agreed auditor, the "Auditor"),
and the Auditor shall generate a reasonably detailed report, sufficient to
document the accuracy of the applicable payments and charges made by Purchaser
or the Payor, and any over- or under-payments or charges. The report will
be simultaneously provided to Purchaser and Alibaba.
(c)
If any audit discloses a shortfall in Alipay Royalty, New FIG Royalty and
Software Technology Services Fee payments made during the period audited,
Purchaser or the Payor shall pay (subject to Section 5.3) Alibaba
IT (A50) or Alibaba (as directed by Alibaba) such underpaid amounts promptly
thereafter.
(d)
If any audit discloses that Purchaser or the Payor overpaid the Alipay Royalty,
New FIG Royalty and Software Technology Services Fee during the period audited,
Alibaba IT (A50) or Alibaba shall credit (subject to Section 5.3)
the excess amount against the following year's Alipay Royalty, New FIG Royalty
and Software Technology Services Fee, as agreed by the parties, or in the event
this Amended IPLA has terminated, shall refund such excess amount.
(e)
Each entity's books and records for any applicable period may be audited or
investigated only once, provided that in the event any such audit or
investigation reveals an underpayment of Alipay Royalty, New FIG Royalty and/or
Software Technology Services Fee hereunder, Alibaba or Purchaser may, in its
discretion, conduct one (1) additional audit or investigation of such
entity's books and records, according to the procedures set forth in this
Section 5.5, in the twelve (12) months following the audit or
investigation that revealed the underpayment or miscalculation. For clarity,
neither Party nor its Subsidiaries shall be required to disclose to the other,
or its auditors, pursuant to this Section 5.5, any Source Code, any
materials or information protected by attorney client, work product or similar
privileges, or any information that the other Person or its auditors or
investigators, as the case may be, is not permitted to access pursuant to
applicable Law. Before beginning its investigation, the Auditor shall execute a
confidentiality agreement with Purchaser or other applicable members of the
Purchaser Group that (A) limits the disclosure to Alibaba IT (A50) or
Alibaba of information obtained by the firm as part of the audit or
investigation, to the results of the audit or investigation, the determinations
of the firm in connection therewith, and the basis for such determinations, but
(B) does not permit the disclosure to Alibaba IT (A50) or Alibaba of any
Personal Information, any Source Code or information that Alibaba IT (A50) or
Alibaba is not permitted to access in accordance with this Amended IPLA
pursuant to applicable Law.
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Section 5.6 Disputed
Royalty or Charges. In the event Alibaba and Purchaser, or their applicable
Subsidiaries, after reasonable consultation between representatives of each
Party, cannot agree on the proper amounts to be paid and/or credited between
Purchaser or Payor and Alibaba IT (A50) or Alibaba, after conducting any audit
as described in Section 5.5, the dispute will be finally settled in
accordance with the dispute resolution procedures set forth in
Section 15.6.
Section 5.7
Alibaba Independent Committee. Alibaba shall elect to have the Auditor
conduct a joint audit, and shall exercise Alibaba's and Alibaba IT's (A50)
other rights under this Article V, if and to the extent so requested by the
Alibaba Independent Committee.
Section 5.8
Income Share Buyout Amount. Upon an Income Share Buyout Event, the fees
and payments described in this Article V shall be reduced in accordance with
their terms, in consideration of a lump-sum cash payment from Purchaser to
Alibaba and/or Alibaba IT (A50) (the "Income Share Buyout Amount")
agreed in good faith between the Parties as the fair value of the projected
decrease in the payments to be made pursuant to this Article V, to be
paid at or prior to the Issuance related to the relevant Income Share Buyout
Event.
ARTICLE
VI
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY PROSECUTION AND ENFORCEMENT
Section 6.1
IP Prosecution and Registration.
(a)
Alibaba shall have the sole control and discretion over the filing for,
prosecution and maintenance of any Alipay-Related IP and New FIG
Business-Related IP.
(b)
Alibaba shall have the first right, at its option, but subject to the
exceptions set forth in Section 6.1(c), to control at its own expense the
filing for, and prosecution and maintenance of, any Alipay-Exclusive IP or New
FIG Business-Exclusive IP ("Alipay-Exclusive Prosecution Function").
For so long as there are personnel employed or engaged by Alibaba or its
Subsidiaries (or operating under the management or supervision of a manager or
supervisor employed or engaged by Alibaba or its Subsidiaries) who have
responsibility for patent applications, domain name registrations, and/or
trademark registrations of Purchaser or its Subsidiaries, or that comprise
Alipay-Exclusive IP or New FIG Business-Exclusive IP (as the Parties
acknowledge to be the case as of the Effective Date), such personnel will
(i) continue to have access to the prosecution files and docket system to
review the status of any filings for, and prosecution of, the Alipay Exclusive
IP and the New FIG-Business Exclusive IP and (ii) have the responsibility
and an obligation to raise with Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary and Alibaba
any objections to the manner in which any Alipay-Exclusive IP or New FIG
Business-Exclusive IP is being handled, including whether and how any
Alipay-Exclusive Patents, New FIG Business-Exclusive Patents, Alipay-Exclusive
Domain Names, New FIG Business-Exclusive Domain Names, Alipay-Exclusive
Trademarks or New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks are being filed for,
prosecuted and/or maintained. Alibaba shall, at Purchaser's or its designated
Subsidiary's request and at reasonable intervals, provide Purchaser or its
designated Subsidiary with information reasonably requested by Purchaser or its
designated Subsidiary regarding the status of filing, prosecution and
maintenance of any Alipay-Exclusive Patents, New FIG Business-Exclusive
Patents, Alipay-Exclusive Domain Names, New FIG Business-Exclusive Domain
Names, Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks or New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademarks, or
allow appropriate personnel of Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary to
directly access such information (in either event, permitting the appropriate
personnel of Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary or their outside counsel
reasonable access to the files, or copies of the files, of the Alipay-Exclusive
Patents, New FIG Business-Exclusive Patents, Alipay-Exclusive Domain Names, New
FIG Business-Exclusive Domain Names, Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks and New FIG
Business-Exclusive Trademarks) and considering, in good faith, any suggestions
or recommendations such personnel or counsel may have with respect to the
conduct of the prosecution and maintenance of such Alipay Exclusive-Patents,
New FIG Business-Exclusive Patents, Alipay-Exclusive Domain Names, New FIG
Business-Exclusive Domain Names, Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks and New FIG
Business-Exclusive Trademarks.
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(c) If Purchaser or a
designated Subsidiary establishes its own Intellectual Property Rights group
capable of handling the filing for, or prosecution or maintenance of, patent
applications, domain names, and/or trademark registrations ("IP
Function Separation"), the Parties shall, at the request of Purchaser
or Alibaba, discuss in good faith a process and procedures by which such group
will assume responsibility for the Alipay-Exclusive Prosecution Function. The
Parties acknowledge that if such process and procedures authorize Purchaser or
its designated Subsidiary to take actions in the name of Alibaba or its
Affiliates, such process and procedures will include reasonable protections for
Alibaba and its Affiliates.
(d)
If, after but notwithstanding the IP Function Separation, Purchaser elects not
to assume responsibility for the Prosecution Function, Alibaba will (i) at
Purchaser's or its designated Subsidiary's request, at reasonable intervals,
provide Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary with information reasonably
requested by Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary regarding the status of
filing, prosecution and maintenance of any Alipay-Exclusive Patents, New FIG
Business-Exclusive Patents, Alipay-Exclusive Domain Names, New FIG
Business-Exclusive Domain Names, Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks or New FIG
Business-Exclusive Trademarks, or (ii) allow appropriate personnel of
Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary to access such information (e.g.,
through access to Alibaba's docket). If personnel of Purchaser or its designated
Subsidiary do not have such access, and Alibaba then elects to abandon,
dedicate to the public, or otherwise allow to lapse any Alipay-Exclusive
Patent, New FIG Business-Exclusive Patent, Alipay-Exclusive Domain Name, New
FIG Business-Exclusive Domain Name, Alipay-Exclusive Trademark or New FIG
Business-Exclusive Trademark, Alibaba shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to notify Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary of such election, and
Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary shall then have the right, at Alibaba's
election, (i) to undertake the prosecution and maintenance of such
Alipay-Exclusive Patent, New FIG Business-Exclusive Patent, Alipay-Exclusive
Domain Name, New FIG Business-Exclusive Domain Name, Alipay-Exclusive Trademark
or New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademark, at Purchaser's or its designated
Subsidiary's own expense, in the name of Alibaba, or (ii) to receive an
assignment to Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary, subject to
Section 2.7(a), of Alibaba's entire right, title and interest in and to
such Alipay-Exclusive Patent, New FIG Business-Exclusive Patent,
Alipay-Exclusive Domain Name, New FIG Business-Exclusive Domain Name,
Alipay-Exclusive Trademark or New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademark, together
with the right to recover any damages for past infringement of any such
Alipay-Exclusive Patent or New FIG Business-Exclusive Patent. If Alibaba elects
to allow Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary to prosecute an
Alipay-Exclusive Patent, New FIG Business-Exclusive Patent, Alipay-Exclusive
Domain Name, New FIG Business-Exclusive Domain Name, Alipay-Exclusive Trademark
or New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademark in the name of Alibaba, such
prosecution shall be subject to Alibaba's approval, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld. In any event, Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary
shall, at Alibaba's reasonable request, provide Alibaba with reasonable
information regarding the status of any applications or registrations for which
Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary has undertaken the prosecution or
maintenance or which Alibaba has assigned to Purchaser or its designated
Subsidiary. Until such time as Alibaba elects to abandon, dedicate to the
public, or otherwise allow to lapse any Alipay-Exclusive Patent, New FIG Business-Exclusive
Patent, Alipay-Exclusive Domain Name, New FIG Business-Exclusive Domain Name,
Alipay-Exclusive Trademark or New FIG Business-Exclusive Trademark, Alibaba
will, at Purchaser's or its designated Subsidiary's reasonable request, use
commercially reasonable efforts to include notifications in its applicable
Intellectual Property dockets, and to instruct its outside counsel responsible
for Intellectual Property prosecution to include in its applicable Intellectual
Property dockets maintained on behalf of Alibaba, that no Alipay-Exclusive
Patent, New FIG Business-Exclusive Patent, Alipay-Exclusive Domain Name, New
FIG Business-Exclusive Domain Name, Alipay-Exclusive Trademark or New FIG
Business-Exclusive Trademark expressly identified as such in the applicable
docket should be abandoned, dedicated to the public or otherwise allowed to
lapse without providing advanced notice to Purchaser or its designated
Subsidiary.
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(e) Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no failure of Alibaba to provide to Purchaser or its designated
Subsidiary any notice or other information contemplated, or of Alibaba or its
outside counsel to include any notifications in any Intellectual Property
docket pursuant to this Article VI shall create any liability on the part of
Alibaba or any of its Affiliates in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand United
States Dollars (US$25,000) per patent or patent application, not to exceed One
Hundred Twenty Five Thousand United States Dollars (US$125,000) per patent
family.
Section 6.2
Patent Enforcement. Alibaba will have the sole control and discretion
over the enforcement or defense of any Alipay-Related Patent and New FIG
Business-Related Patent. In the event that Purchaser or its designated
Subsidiary reasonably believes that any Alipay-Exclusive Patent or New FIG
Business-Exclusive Patent is being infringed by a third Person, Purchaser or
its designated Subsidiary shall promptly notify Alibaba in writing, or in the
event that a declaratory judgment action is brought against Purchaser or any of
its Subsidiaries with respect to an Alipay-Exclusive Patent or New FIG
Business-Exclusive Patent (or a reexamination request or post-grant challenge
is filed against an Alipay-Exclusive Patent or New FIG Business-Exclusive
Patent), it shall promptly notify Alibaba in writing.
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(a) As between the
Parties hereto, Alibaba shall have the initial right (but not the obligation)
to control the enforcement of the Alipay-Exclusive Patents and New FIG
Business-Exclusive Patents, or defend any declaratory judgment action against
Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries (or reexamination request or post-grant
challenge) with respect thereto (each, for purposes of this Section 6.2,
an "Enforcement Action"). All recoveries obtained by Alibaba
from an Enforcement Action pursuant to this Section 6.2(a) will be first
used to reimburse Alibaba for its out-of-pocket litigation expenses (including
but not limited to any attorneys' fees and court costs) in connection with the
Enforcement Action and one hundred percent (100%) of any remaining
recoveries will go to Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary. For clarity, any
such recoveries shall be included in the consolidated pre-tax income of the
Purchaser Group for the applicable fiscal year in which they are accrued, and
shall be taken into consideration in the calculation of the Alipay Royalty and
New FIG Royalty pursuant to Article V. At the request of Purchaser or its
designated Subsidiary, Alibaba shall keep Purchaser or its designated
Subsidiary reasonably informed of the progress of any such Enforcement Action
brought or defended by Alibaba pursuant to this Section 6.2(a).
(b)
In the event that Alibaba does not initiate an Enforcement Action to enforce
the Alipay-Exclusive Patents or New FIG Business-Exclusive Patents against a
commercially significant infringement by a third Person in the field of the FIG
Holdco Business ("Qualifying Infringement"), within ninety
(90) days after a formal, written request by Purchaser or its designated
Subsidiary to initiate such Enforcement Action, Alipay or its designated
Subsidiary (in the case of an Alipay-Exclusive Patent) or Purchaser or its
designated Subsidiary (in the case of a New FIG Business-Exclusive Patent) may
initiate an Enforcement Action against such infringement. In the event that
Alibaba does not promptly undertake, at Alibaba's expense, the defense of a
declaratory judgment action against Purchaser or any of its Subsidiaries (or a
reexamination request or post-grant challenge) with respect to any of the
Alipay Exclusive Patents or New FIG Business-Exclusive Patents, Alipay or its
designated Subsidiary (in the case of an Alipay-Exclusive Patent) or Purchaser
or its designated Subsidiary (in the case of a New FIG Business-Exclusive
Patent) shall have the right to do so at its own expense. Alipay or its
designated Subsidiary or Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary, as applicable,
must consult with Alibaba prior to initiating any Enforcement Action or
defending any declaratory judgment action (or reexamination) pursuant to this
Section 6.2(b) with respect to an Alipay-Exclusive Patent or New FIG
Business-Exclusive Patent, and shall not assert any Alipay-Exclusive Patent or
New FIG Business-Exclusive Patent against any third Person if, in the written
opinion of outside patent counsel mutually agreed to by the Parties, it is more
likely than not that such third Person is not infringing the Alipay Exclusive
Patent or New FIG Business-Exclusive Patent in the field of the FIG Holdco
Business. Alibaba shall have the right (but not the obligation) to cooperate,
at Alipay's or its designated Subsidiary's expense or Purchaser's or its
designated Subsidiary's expense, in any Enforcement Action initiated or
defended by Alipay or its designated Subsidiary or Purchaser or its designated
Subsidiary under this Section 6.2(b) (including joining such Enforcement
Action as a party plaintiff if necessary or desirable for initiation or
continuation of such Enforcement Action) and shall have the right (but not the
obligation) to participate and be represented in any such Enforcement Action
with counsel of its choice at Alibaba's own expense. In any event, Alipay or
its designated Subsidiary or Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary shall keep
Alibaba reasonably informed of the progress of any such Enforcement Action
initiated or defended by Alipay or its designated Subsidiary or Purchaser or
its designated Subsidiary pursuant to this Section 6.2(b) and, upon
Alibaba's request, shall seek Alibaba's input on any substantive submissions or
positions it takes in the litigation regarding the scope, validity and
enforceability of the Alipay-Exclusive Patents and New FIG Business-Exclusive
Patents. Alipay or its designed Subsidiary or Purchaser or its designated
Subsidiary, as applicable, shall have the right to enter into an agreement in
settlement of any Enforcement Action brought or defended pursuant to this
Section 6.2(b), including the grant of a license within the field of the
Alipay Business (in the case of an Alipay-Exclusive Patent) or New FIG Business
(in the case of a New FIG Business-Exclusive Patent), but shall not enter into
any settlement agreement which would impose any obligation or cost on, or
otherwise adversely affect, Alibaba or any of its Subsidiaries (for clarity,
for purposes or the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge that a non-exclusive
license consistent with this Amended IPLA that is granted to the defendant in
any such Enforcement Action shall not be regarded as adversely affecting
Alibaba or its Subsidiaries), or make any admission relating to the validity or
enforceability of any Alipay-Exclusive Patents or New FIG Business-Exclusive
Patents, without the prior written consent of Alibaba, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed. All recoveries obtained by Purchaser or its
designated Subsidiary from an Enforcement Action pursuant to this
Section 6.2(b) will be first used to reimburse Alibaba for its
out-of-pocket litigation-related expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees
and court costs) in connection with the Enforcement Action and any remaining
recoveries will be retained one hundred percent (100%) by Purchaser and/or
its Subsidiaries (as designated by Purchaser) and included in the consolidated
pre-tax income of the Purchaser Group in the fiscal year in which such recoveries
are accrued.
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(c) Notwithstanding
anything set forth in Section 6.2(b), Alibaba may, in its sole discretion,
refuse to cooperate with Alipay or its designated Subsidiary or Purchaser or
its designated Subsidiary in connection with, or otherwise participate in, any
Enforcement Action ("Right of Refusal"), and Alipay or its
designated Subsidiary or Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary shall not seek
to join Alibaba or any Alibaba Subsidiary as a party in any Enforcement Action.
In the event Alibaba exercises its Right of Refusal with respect to any
Alipay-Exclusive Patents or New FIG Business-Exclusive Patents, then, upon
Alipay's or its designated Subsidiary's or Purchaser's or its designated
Subsidiary's written request, Alibaba agrees to cooperate with Alipay or
designated Subsidiary or Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary to determine if
the assignment of any Alipay-Exclusive Patent or New FIG Business-Exclusive
Patent to Alipay or its designated Subsidiary, or to Purchaser or its designated
Subsidiary, as applicable, or waiver of Alibaba's right to enforce the subject
Alipay-Exclusive Patent or New FIG Business-Exclusive Patent would be necessary
for the purposes of Alipay or its designated Subsidiary or Purchaser or its
designated Subsidiary to pursue or defend the applicable Enforcement Action. If
Alibaba and Alipay or its designated Subsidiary , or Purchaser or its
designated Subsidiary , determine that such an assignment of any
Alipay-Exclusive Patent(s) or New FIG Business-Exclusive Patent(s), as
applicable, or waiver of Alibaba's rights is necessary, then Alibaba will
elect, in its sole discretion and subject to the unanimous approval of the
Alibaba Independent Committee as to which option to elect: (i) to join in
the applicable Enforcement Action, (ii) file appropriate papers with the
applicable court confirming that it waives its rights to enforce the applicable
Alipay-Exclusive Patent or New FIG Business-Exclusive Patent and agrees that
Alipay or its designated Subsidiary or Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary
may enforce such Alipay-Exclusive Patent or New FIG Business-Exclusive Patent,
as applicable, or (iii) to assign to Alipay or its designated Subsidiary,
or to Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary, as applicable, at Alibaba's sole
cost and expense and subject to Section 2.7(a), Alibaba's entire right,
title and interest in and to such Alipay-Exclusive Patent(s) or New FIG
Business-Exclusive Patent(s), together with the right to recover any damages
for past infringement of such Alipay-Exclusive Patent(s) or New FIG
Business-Exclusive Patent(s). For clarity, any Alipay-Exclusive Patent or New
FIG Business-Exclusive Patent assigned to Alipay or its designated Subsidiary,
or to Purchaser or its designated Subsidiary, pursuant to this
Section 6.2(c) will constitute Alipay-Retained IP licensed to Alibaba and
its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 2.7(a).
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ARTICLE
VII
WARRANTIES
Section 7.1
Limited Software Technology Services Warranty. Alibaba warrants that the
Software Technology Services shall be performed in a manner consistent with
similar services historically provided by the Alipay IP/Technology Providers to
other Subsidiaries of the Alibaba Group (including Alipay and its Subsidiaries).
This warranty will be in effect for a period of thirty (30) days from the
completion of any Software Technology Services. As Alipay's and the Alipay
Subsidiaries' sole and exclusive remedy and Alibaba's and the Alipay
IP/Technology Provider's entire liability for any breach of the foregoing
warranty, Alibaba shall, at its sole option and expense, promptly re-perform,
or caused to be re-performed, any Software Technology Services that fail to
meet this limited warranty or refund to Alipay the fees paid for the
non-conforming Software Technology Services.
Section 7.2
Alipay-Exclusive IP and New FIG Business-Exclusive IP Warranty.
Purchaser represents and warrants to Alibaba as of the Effective Date that
(a) the Stage 1 Retained IP and each of the Alipay-Exclusive Copyrights
(including the Alipay-Exclusive Software and Alipay-Exclusive Other Materials)
set forth in Exhibit A, the Alipay-Exclusive Domain Names set forth in Exhibit
B, the New FIG Business-Exclusive Domain Names set forth in Exhibit I,
the Alipay-Exclusive Trademarks set forth in Exhibit D and the New FIG
Business-Exclusive Trademarks set forth in Exhibit K, in each case, is
exclusively used in and relates solely to the Alipay Business or the New FIG
Business, as applicable, as conducted by Alipay and its Subsidiaries or by
Purchaser and its Subsidiaries (other than Alipay and its Subsidiaries), as
applicable, and is not used in, or necessary for use by, Alibaba or its
Affiliates in connection with the conduct of the Alibaba Business, and (b) each
of the Alipay-Exclusive Patents set forth in Exhibit C and the New FIG
Business-Exclusive Patents set forth in Exhibit J is based solely on
inventions made solely by employees or contractors of Alipay IT Company (Z53),
Alipay Software Ltd. (Z52), Purchaser or Purchaser's Subsidiaries.
Section 7.3
Warranty Disclaimer. THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES IN SECTION 7.1 ARE IN LIEU
OF, AND ALIBABA AND THE RELEVANT ALIBABA SUBSIDIARIES HEREBY DISCLAIM, ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS,
IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITATION
TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN SECTION
7.1, THE LICENSED IP IS LICENSED BY ALIBABA AND THE RELEVANT ALIBABA
SUBSIDIARIES TO ALIPAY, ALIPAY SUBSIDIARIES, PURCHASER AND PURCHASER
SUBSIDIARIES AND THE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND ANY RELATED WORK PRODUCT
ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND SHALL NOT BE
SUBJECT TO ANY STANDARDS, SERVICE LEVELS, REVIEWS, MODIFICATIONS OR ACCEPTANCE
CRITERIA OF ANY KIND UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY AGREED BY THE PARTIES IN
WRITING.
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ARTICLE
VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.1
Purchaser Indemnification of Alibaba. Purchaser agrees on behalf of
itself and its Subsidiaries, to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Alibaba,
the Alipay IP/Technology Provider, and Alibaba's other Affiliates, and each of
their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents
(the "Alibaba Indemnitees") from and against any and all
claims, actions, causes of action, judgment, awards, liabilities, losses, costs
or damages (including reasonably attorneys' fees and expenses) (collectively,
"Losses") arising out of or relating to any claim by any third
Person arising out of or relating to Purchaser's and/or the Purchaser
Subsidiaries' use of, or the exercise of its rights in and to, the Licensed IP,
the Stage 1 Retained IP and the SME Loan Know-How. For clarity, the Parties
acknowledge that to the extent that a claim arises out of or relates to the
Services (as defined in the 2011 Commercial Agreement) provided to Alibaba or
its Subsidiaries under the 2011 Commercial Agreement, the indemnification
provisions of the 2011 Commercial Agreement (rather than this Section 8.1)
shall apply.
Section 8.2
Indemnification Procedures.
(a)
Promptly after receipt by Alibaba of notice of the commencement or threatened
commencement of any action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration, investigation
or litigation, whether civil or criminal, at Law or in equity, made or brought
by a third Person (each a "Third Party Claim"), in respect of
which Alibaba will seek indemnification pursuant to Section 8.1, Alibaba
shall notify Purchaser of such Third Party Claim in writing. No failure to so
notify Purchaser shall relieve it of its obligations under this Amended IPLA,
except to the extent that it can demonstrate that it was materially prejudiced
by such failure.
(b)
Purchaser shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of notice to elect, at
its option, to assume and control the defense of, at its own expense and by its
own counsel, any such Third Party Claim, and shall be entitled to assert any
and all defenses available to Alibaba, Alibaba's Subsidiaries, including the
Alipay IP/Technology Provider to the fullest extent permitted under applicable
Law; provided, however, that Purchaser shall have no right to
assume and control, and Alibaba shall at all times remain in sole control of
(including selecting counsel), the defense of any Third Party Claim related to
taxes. If Purchaser shall undertake to compromise or defend any such Third
Party Claim, it shall promptly, but in any event within ten (10) days of
the receipt of notice from Alibaba of such Third Party Claim, notify Alibaba of
its intention to do so, and Alibaba shall cooperate fully with Purchaser and
its counsel in the compromise of, or defense against, any such Third Party
Claim; provided, however, that (A) Purchaser shall not
settle, compromise or discharge, with respect to, any such Third Party Claim
without Alibaba's prior written consent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned) and (B) Purchaser shall
not admit any liability with respect to any such Third Party Claim without
Alibaba's prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, delayed, or conditioned).
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(i) Notwithstanding an
election by Purchaser to assume the defense of any Third Party Claim, Alibaba
and/or the applicable member of the Alibaba Indemnitees shall have the right to
employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such Third Party
Claim, and Purchaser shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such
separate counsel if (1) Alibaba shall have determined in good faith that
an actual or potential conflict of interest makes representation by the same
counsel or the counsel selected by Purchaser inappropriate, or
(2) Purchaser shall have authorized Alibaba to employ separate counsel at
Purchaser's expense.
(ii)
Alibaba, Purchaser, and their respective counsel shall cooperate in the defense
of any Third Party Claim subject to Section 8.1, keep such persons
informed of all developments relating to any such Third Party Claims, and
provide copies of all relevant correspondence and documentation relating
thereto, except as necessary to preserve attorney-client, work product and
other applicable privileges. All reasonable costs and expenses incurred in
connection with Alibaba's cooperation shall be borne by Purchaser. In any
event, Alibaba and/or the applicable member of the Alibaba Indemnitees shall
have the right at its own expense to participate in the defense of such
asserted liability.
(c)
If Purchaser does not elect to defend a Third Party Claim pursuant to
Section 8.2(b), or does not defend such Third Party Claim in good faith,
Alibaba and/or the Alipay IP/Technology Provider or Alibaba Affiliate shall
have the right, in addition to any other right or remedy it may have hereunder,
at Purchaser's expense, to defend such Third Party Claim; provided, however,
that Alibaba and/or the Alipay IP/Technology Provider or Alibaba Affiliate
shall not settle, compromise or discharge, or admit any liability with respect
to, any such Third Party Claim without Purchaser's prior written consent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed, or conditioned.
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ARTICLE
IX
CONFIDENTIALITY
Section 9.1
Confidential Information. Each Party (the "Receiving Party")
shall use the same standard of care to prevent the public disclosure and
dissemination of the Confidential Information of the other Party or its
Subsidiaries (the "Disclosing Party") as the Receiving Party
uses to protect its own comparable Confidential Information. "Confidential
Information" of a Party means confidential, non-public marketing
plans, product plans, business strategies, financial information, forecasts,
Personal Information, Highly Sensitive Information, customer lists and customer
data, technical documents and information and any similar confidential,
non-public materials and information, regarding such Party and its Affiliates,
or their representatives or customers, disclosed by the Disclosing Party to the
Receiving Party under or in connection with the IPLA or this Amended IPLA,
whether orally, electronically, in writing, or otherwise, including copies
thereof, in each case to the extent expressly marked in writing as
"Confidential," or, if disclosed orally, identified as confidential
at the time of disclosure and set forth or summarized in a written document
expressly marked as "Confidential" delivered to the Receiving Party
no later than thirty (30) days after the date of the initial oral
disclosure thereof, or, if not so marked or identified as "Confidential,"
shall nevertheless be regarded as Confidential Information if a reasonable
person under the circumstances would know the information is considered
confidential by the Disclosing Party. Confidential Information of Alibaba
includes the Source Code of the Alipay-Exclusive Software and the Source Code
and Object Code of the Alipay-Related Software. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(a) Confidential Information may be disclosed on an as needed basis to
personnel or subcontractors (in the case of Purchaser, solely to Permitted
Subcontractors) of the Receiving Party and its Subsidiaries solely as and to
the extent required for the purpose of fulfilling the Receiving Party's
obligations or exercising the Receiving Party's rights under any Transaction
Document (including, in the case Alibaba and its Subsidiaries, its rights to
contract with other Persons for the procurement by Alibaba or its Subsidiaries
of services comparable to the Services (as defined in the 2011 Commercial
Agreement)), (b) Confidential Information may be disclosed and used as
expressly permitted pursuant to the Data Sharing Agreement with respect to
Contributed Data (as defined in the Data Sharing Agreement), and
(c) nothing in this Section 9.1 shall be deemed to prevent Purchaser
and its Subsidiaries from engaging in the FIG Holdco Business or Alibaba and
its Subsidiaries from engaging in the business of Alibaba and its Subsidiaries
or otherwise preventing Purchaser or Alibaba and their respective Subsidiaries
from exercising their rights in and to the Licensed IP, Alipay-Retained IP or
Alipay Non-Core IP. Nonetheless, each Receiving Party (x) shall, except as
expressly permitted by the Data Sharing Agreement with respect to Contributed
Data (as defined in the Data Sharing Agreement), limit the disclosure of the
Disclosing Party's Confidential Information to third Persons to what is
necessary for a reasonable purpose in the conduct of the business of the
Receiving Party (including its Subsidiaries), and (y) Alibaba and its
Subsidiaries shall not disclose any Highly Sensitive Information to any third
Persons, except as expressly permitted in the Data Sharing Agreement with
respect to Contributed Data (as defined in the Data Sharing Agreement), or with
respect to user data to the extent that (i) disclosure of such user data
is required for the purpose of engaging a third Person to provide services
comparable to the Services (as defined in the 2011 Commercial Agreement)
(provided that such third Person shall not use such user data for any other purpose),
(ii) disclosure of such user data to such third Person in accordance with
this Amended IPLA does not violate applicable Law, and (iii) disclosure of
such user data to such third Person in accordance with this Amended IPLA does
not violate the terms of use or terms of service under which such data was
collected. Each Receiving Party shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that
any such Confidential Information disclosed to any personnel or subcontractors
in accordance with this Section 9.1 is treated as confidential by the
personnel, Subsidiary Sublicensees, Permitted Subcontractors, and Alipay End
Users to whom it is disclosed, and shall require the foregoing to enter into an
agreement which imposes confidentiality obligations no less protective of the
Confidential Information than those imposed under this Amended IPLA.
Section 9.2
Permitted Disclosures. The provisions of this Article IX shall not apply
to any Confidential Information which: (a) is or becomes commonly known
within the public domain other than by breach of this Amended IPLA or any other
agreement that the Disclosing Party has with any Person; (b) is obtained
from a third Person who is lawfully authorized to disclose such information
free from any obligation of confidentiality; (c) is independently
developed without reference to or use of any Confidential Information of the
Disclosing Party; or (d) is rightfully known to the Receiving Party
without any obligation of confidentiality prior to its receipt from the
Disclosing Party.
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Section 9.3 Disclosure
in Compliance With Law. Nothing in this Article IX shall prevent the
Receiving Party from disclosing Confidential Information where it is required
to be disclosed by judicial, administrative, governmental, or regulatory
process in connection with any action, suit, Proceeding or claim, or otherwise
by applicable Law; provided, however, that the Receiving Party
shall, if legally permitted, give the Disclosing Party prior reasonable notice
as soon as possible of such required disclosure so as to enable the Disclosing
Party to seek relief from such disclosure requirement or measures to protect
the confidentiality of the disclosure.
Section 9.4
Restricted Data. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
herein, nothing in this Amended IPLA shall require Purchaser or its
Subsidiaries to disclose to Alibaba or its Subsidiaries any information,
communications or documents that are protected by attorney-client privilege,
work product privilege or is protected under similar legal principles in
foreign jurisdictions, or Personal Information of any person, or any other
information or data where such disclosure would be prohibited by applicable
Law, including PRC Laws relating to payment data security or state economic
security.
Section 9.5
Confidentiality of the Licensed IP. In addition to the obligations set
forth in Section 9.1 and Section 2.4(c), Purchaser and its Subsidiary
Sublicensees shall comply with the obligations set forth in this
Section 9.5 with respect to the Alipay-Exclusive Software and
Alipay-Related Software. Purchaser and the Subsidiary Sublicensees shall take
reasonable steps, during the Term with respect to Alipay-Exclusive Software,
and both during and after the Term with respect to Alipay-Related Software, to
ensure that no unauthorized copy, in whole or in part, of the Alipay-Exclusive
Software or Alipay-Related Software will be made available to any third Person.
Purchaser and the Subsidiary Sublicensees shall use the Alipay-Exclusive
Software and Alipay-Related Software disclosed to each of them hereunder under
carefully controlled conditions, shall distribute such Alipay-Exclusive
Software and Alipay-Related Software only to each of its respective employees
with a need to have access thereto, and solely to the extent necessary to
exercise their license or sublicense rights set forth in this Amended IPLA, and
Purchaser and each Subsidiary Sublicensee shall observe, at a minimum, the same
level of security, copy restrictions and non-disclosure as it exercises with respect
to confidential Alipay-Exclusive Software and Alipay-Related Software and
related documentation for each of their own products, which in no event shall
be less than a reasonable degree of care. Purchaser shall be fully responsible
for the conduct of its employees, agents, representatives, Subsidiary
Sublicensees and Permitted Subcontractors who may in any way breach this
Amended IPLA, and Purchaser shall immediately notify Alibaba of any known
breach of this Amended IPLA including any act or omission by any Purchaser
Affiliate that, if committed by Purchaser, would constitute a breach of this
Amended IPLA.
Section 9.6
Residuals. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the
Receiving Party shall be free to use for any purpose the Residual Information
resulting from access to any Confidential Information disclosed to it under
this Amended IPLA. "Residual Information" means information in
non-tangible form which may be retained in the memory of employees of the
Receiving Party who have had access to the Confidential Information of the
Disclosing Party. Receiving Party's receipt of Confidential Information under
this Amended IPLA shall not create any obligation that in any way limits or
restricts the assignment and/or reassignment of the Receiving Party's
employees. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing does not constitute a
license under any Patent or otherwise affect any Party's (or its Subsidiaries')
rights or obligations under Section 9.9 of the Transaction Agreement.
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ARTICLE
X
LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
Section 10.1
Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT WILL ALIBABA, ANY ALIBABA AFFILIATE
OR THE ALIPAY IP/TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER BE LIABLE TO PURCHASER, ANY PURCHASER
AFFILIATE OR TO ANY THIRD PERSON FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF USE, DATA, BUSINESS OR PROFITS)
ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE IPLA OR THIS AMENDED IPLA, THE
LICENSED IP OR THE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES OR ANY RESULTS OR WORK PRODUCT
ARISING FROM THE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF
THE THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF ALIBABA, THE ALIBABA AFFILIATE OR THE ALIPAY
IP/TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
ALIBABA'S, ALIBABA AFFILIATES' AND THE ALIPAY IP/TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER'S TOTAL
LIABILITY TO PURCHASER AND PURCHASER AFFILIATES, FROM ALL CAUSES OF ACTION AND
ALL THEORIES OF LIABILITY UNDER THIS AMENDED IPLA, WILL BE LIMITED TO AND WILL
NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID TO ALIBABA AND THE ALIPAY
IP/TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER BY THE PURCHASER GROUP UNDER THIS AMENDED IPLA DURING
THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE EVENT GIVING
RISE TO THE MOST RECENT CLAIM OF LIABILITY.
ARTICLE
XI
NO
EFFECT ON TRANSFEREE'S SEPARATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Section 11.1
No Effect on Acquirer's Separate Intellectual Property Rights.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, in the event Alibaba
merges with or acquires a third Person, or assigns or transfer this Amended
IPLA to a third Person (any such third Person, "Transferee"),
whether by merger, assignment, transfer of assets (including but not limited to
this Amended IPLA) or otherwise, the licenses granted pursuant to Section 2.2
will extend only to the Alipay-Related IP and New FIG Business-Related IP owned
by Alibaba or the Alipay IP/Technology Provider immediately prior to such
merger, acquisition, assignment or transfer and will not affect or otherwise
encumber in any manner the Transferee's Intellectual Property Rights, except
only any Alipay-Related IP and New FIG Business-Related IP owned by Alibaba or
the Alipay IP/Technology Provider immediately prior to such merger,
acquisition, assignment or transfer and acquired by the Transferee from Alibaba
or the Alipay IP/Technology Provider and any subsequently filed patents and
patent applications that claim an effective filing date based upon
Alipay-Related Patents and New FIG Business-Related Patents that were owned by
Alibaba or the Alipay IP/Technology Provider immediately prior to such
assignment or transfer.
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ARTICLE
XII
COMPLIANCE
WITH LAWS
Section 12.1
Compliance with Laws. At all times during the Term, Purchaser shall
comply, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to comply, with all Laws applicable to
Purchaser and Purchaser's Subsidiaries concerning the FIG Holdco Business, any
Alipay Business Product and/or any New FIG Business Product. Without limiting
the foregoing, Purchaser acknowledges that the Licensed IP and all related
technical data and materials may be subject to export controls under the
applicable export, import and/or use control Laws in any territory where the Licensed
IP is used. Notwithstanding anything in this Amended IPLA to the contrary,
Alibaba and the Alipay IP/Technology Provider shall not be required to supply
to Purchaser, any Purchaser Subsidiaries or any third Persons, and Purchaser
and Purchaser Affiliates shall not export or re-export, any Licensed IP or
technical data supplied by Alibaba or the Alipay IP/Technology Provider,
directly or through third Persons, to any source for use in any country or
countries in contravention of any Laws.
ARTICLE
XIII
TERM
AND TERMINATION
Section 13.1
Term. This Amended IPLA will enter into effect upon the date hereof and
continue in full force and effect until the earlier of (i) following any
Income Share Buyout Event resulting in an Issuance Percentage of 100%, the
earlier of (A) completion of payment of the Funded Amounts up to the
Funded Payments Cap by Purchaser pursuant to the Transaction Agreement or
(B) the first to occur of a Purchaser Qualified IPO or an Alipay Qualified
IPO, (ii) following the first to occur of a Purchaser Qualified IPO or an
Alipay Qualified IPO, an Income Share Buyout Event resulting in an Issuance
Percentage of 100%, (iii) the Liquidity Event Payment becoming payable
pursuant to Section 2.5 of the Transaction Agreement, and (iv) the
completion of an IPO Retained IP Transfer pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(iv)
of the Transaction Agreement, unless earlier terminated in accordance with this
Article XIII (the "Term").
Section 13.2
Termination by Alibaba for Purchaser Bankruptcy. Alibaba shall have the
right to terminate this Amended IPLA on the occurrence of any of the following
events if:
(a)
Purchaser files a petition for bankruptcy or is adjudicated a bankrupt;
(b)
Purchaser becomes insolvent and makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors
or an arrangement for its creditors pursuant to any bankruptcy Law;
(c)
Purchaser discontinues the FIG Holdco Business; or
(d)
an administrator is appointed for Purchaser or its business.
Section 13.3
No Termination by Purchaser. Purchaser and Alipay shall have no right to
terminate this Amended IPLA based on any breach hereof or for any other reason,
and Purchaser's and Alipay's sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any
breach hereof by Alibaba or the Alipay IP/Technology Provider will be to seek
monetary damages for the breach and, in the case of Alibaba's or the Alipay
IP/Technology Provider's breach of its obligations under Article IX, injunctive
or other equitable remedies to cure, limit and restrain any such breach or threatened
breach.
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Section 13.4 Injunctive
Relief. The Parties have agreed that the Software Technology Services will
be provided to Alipay and its Subsidiaries in accordance with this Amended IPLA
and it is an essential element of the bargain between the parties that Alipay
IT and its Subsidiaries will provide the Software Technology Services described
in this Amended IPLA except in the case of a rightful termination as set forth
in this Article XIII. Therefore, Alipay and its Subsidiaries shall be entitled
to equitable relief, including injunctive relief, in addition to all of its
other rights and remedies hereunder, at Law or in equity, to enforce the
provisions of this Amended IPLA related to the performance of Software
Technology Services. For the avoidance of doubt, Alipay's (or Purchaser's)
right to injunctive relief pursuant to this Section 13.4 shall not limit
or otherwise affect Alipay's and Purchaser's obligations to make any royalty
and fee payments required by, and in accordance with, Article V.
Section 13.5
Non-payment. If Purchaser, Alipay, and/or any Payor fails to make
payment of any amounts due and payable to Alipay IT Company (Z53), Alibaba IT
(A50) or Alibaba under this Amended IPLA by the date such payment is due, the
Parties agree that Alipay IT Company (Z53), Alibaba IT (A50) or Alibaba, as
applicable, is entitled to charge interest on such unpaid amounts at twelve
percent (12%) annual rate, commencing from the date on which payment was
due. Purchaser's, Alipay's, or any Payor's failure to pay the Alipay Royalty,
the New FIG Royalty or the Software Technology Services Fee due under this
Amended IPLA will not entitle Alibaba to terminate this Amended IPLA.
Section 13.6
Effects of Termination.
(a)
Licenses. All licenses and sublicenses granted under this Amended IPLA
will terminate upon the termination or expiration of this Amended IPLA;
provided, however, that the termination of such licenses and sublicenses
pursuant to this Section 13.6 shall have no effect on any license of
rights in and to Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights in
accordance with Section 2.2(b)(i) of the Transaction Agreement or as
otherwise agreed to by the Parties.
(b)
Return of Confidential Material. Within thirty (30) days after the
termination or expiration of this Amended IPLA, each Party shall either deliver
to the other, or destroy, all copies of any tangible Confidential Information
of the other Party provided hereunder in its possession or under its control,
and shall furnish to the other Party an affidavit signed by an officer of its
company certifying that such delivery or destruction has been fully effected.
(c)
Payment of Unpaid Royalty and Fee. Within sixty (60) days of the
expiration or termination of this Amended IPLA, Purchaser shall pay, or cause
to be paid, to Alibaba or an Alibaba Affiliate designated by Alibaba, all sums,
if any, due and owing pursuant to the terms of this Amended IPLA as of the date
of expiration or termination of this Amended IPLA.
Section 13.7
Survival. The respective rights and obligations of the Parties under
Sections 2.5 (clauses (a) and (b)), 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 13.6, 13.7, and
Articles I, IV, VII, VIII, IX, X, XIV and XV (except Section 15.9) of this
Amended IPLA will survive expiration or termination of this Amended IPLA. No
termination or expiration of this Amended IPLA shall relieve any Party from any
liability for any breach of or liability accruing prior to the effective date
of termination.
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ARTICLE
XIV
OBLIGATION
OF THE PARTIES REGARDING SUBSIDIARIES
Section 14.1
Obligations of the Parties Regarding Subsidiaries. Each Party shall
require its respective Subsidiaries (including, in the case of Purchaser,
Payor) to fulfill each such Subsidiary's duties and comply with its
obligations, all as set forth in this Amended IPLA. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, Purchaser and Alipay shall each cause its
Subsidiaries to carry out all obligations, duties and responsibilities of
Purchaser and Alipay set forth in this Amended IPLA, including without
limitation all obligations to take any actions or refrain from taking any
actions, and any act or failure to act by any Subsidiary of Purchaser or Alipay
shall be deemed an act or failure to act of Purchaser or Alipay. Purchaser and
Alipay shall each be liable for the performance of all obligations, duties and
responsibilities of its Subsidiaries in this Amended IPLA and for all actions
or failures to act of its Subsidiaries, and any failure of Purchaser
Subsidiaries or Alipay Subsidiaries to perform any obligation, duty or
responsibility set forth in this Amended IPLA, or to take or fail to take any
action in accordance with this Amended IPLA, shall be deemed a breach of this
Amended IPLA by Purchaser or Alipay, as applicable. Alipay and its Subsidiaries
are deemed Subsidiaries of Purchaser for purposes of this Section 14.1.
ARTICLE
XV
GENERAL
Section 15.1
Relationship of the Parties as Independent Contractors. The Parties are
and at all times will be and remain independent contractors as to each other,
and at no time will either Party be deemed to be the agent or employee of the
other. No joint venture, partnership, agency, or other relationship will be
created or implied as a result of this Amended IPLA. Alibaba and the Alipay
IP/Technology Provider performed the Software Technology Services as
independent contractors of Alipay or Alipay's Subsidiaries and nothing in this
Amended IPLA will be construed as establishing an employment, agency,
partnership or joint venture relationship between Purchaser or any Purchaser
Subsidiary or Alipay or any Alipay Subsidiary, on the one hand, and Alibaba,
the Alipay IP/Technology Provider or any of their personnel, on the other.
Alibaba and the Alipay IP/Technology Provider have no authority to bind
Purchaser, Alipay or Purchaser's Subsidiaries or Alipay's Subsidiaries by
contract or otherwise, and Purchaser and Purchaser's Subsidiaries and Alipay
and Alipay's Subsidiaries have no authority to bind Alibaba or the Alibaba
Group (including the Alipay IP/Technology Provider) by contract or otherwise.
Alibaba and the Alipay IP/Technology Provider acknowledge and agree that their
personnel are not eligible for or entitled to receive any compensation,
benefits or other incidents of employment that Purchaser and Purchaser's
Subsidiaries or Alipay or Alipay's Subsidiaries makes available to any
employees of Purchaser or any Purchaser Subsidiaries or of Alipay or any Alipay
Subsidiaries. Except as explicitly set forth herein, Alibaba and the Alipay
IP/Technology Provider are solely responsible for all taxes, expenses,
withholdings and other similar statutory obligations arising out of the
relationship between Alibaba and the Alipay IP/Technology Provider and their
personnel and the performance of Software Technology Services by such
personnel.
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Section 15.2 Alipay
IP/Technology Providers Addenda. Each Providers Addendum shall be in the
form set forth in Exhibit F or as otherwise agreed between the executing
parties. In the event of any conflict between any Providers Addendum and any
term or condition of this Amended IPLA, this Amended IPLA will control.
Section 15.3
Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing, shall be made by personal delivery, internationally recognized courier
service, facsimile or electronic mail and shall be deemed received (i) on
the date of delivery if delivered personally (ii) on the date of
confirmation of receipt if delivered by an internationally recognized courier
service (or, the first (1st) Business
Day following such receipt if (a) the date is not a Business Day or
(b) receipt occurs after 5:00 p.m., local time of the recipient) or
(iii) on the date of receipt of transmission by facsimile or electronic
mail (or, the first (1st) Business
Day following such receipt if (a) the date is not a Business Day or
(b) receipt occurs after 5:00 p.m., local time of the recipient), to the
Parties at the following addresses, facsimile numbers or email addresses (or at
such other addresses or facsimile numbers or email addresses for a Party as
shall be specified by like notice):
To Alibaba:
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c/o Alibaba Group Services Limited
26th Floor, Tower One
Times Square
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1 Matheson Street
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
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Attention:
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General
Counsel
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Facsimile
No.:
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+852 2215
5200
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Email:
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legalnotice@hk.alibaba-inc.com
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
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United States
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Attention:
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Mark
Gordon
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DongJu
Song
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Facsimile No.:
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+1 212 403
2000
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Email:
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mgordon@wlrk.com
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dsong@wlrk.com
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and
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Fenwick & West
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555 California St., 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
United States
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Attention:
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David L.
Hayes
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Facsimile No.:
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+1 415 281
1350
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Email:
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dhayes@fenwick.com
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and
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Morrison & Foerster
Shin-Marunouchi Building, 29th Floor
5-1, Marunouchi
1-Chome
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Tokyo, 100-6529
Japan
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Attention:
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Kenneth A.
Siegel
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Facsimile
No.:
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+81 3 3214
6512
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Email:
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ksiegel@mofo.com
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and
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Four Times Square
New York, NY 10036
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United
States
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Attention:
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Marc R.
Packer
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Facsimile
No.:
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+1 212 735
2000
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Email:
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marc.packer@skadden.com
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To Purchaser or Alipay:
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22F Block B
Huanglong Times Plaza
No. 18 Wantang Road
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Hangzhou, 310099
People's Republic of
China
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Attention:
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Head of
Legal
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Facsimile
No.:
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+(86571)
8656 2095
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Email:
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legalnotice@alipay.com
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
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Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
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United
States
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Attention:
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Mark
Gordon
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DongJu
Song
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Facsimile No:
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2000
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Email:
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Section 15.4
Headings. The bold-faced headings contained in this Amended IPLA are for
convenience of reference only, will not be deemed to be a part of this Amended
IPLA and will not be referred to in connection with the construction or
interpretation of this Amended IPLA.
Section 15.5
Counterparts and Exchanges by Electronic Transmission or Facsimile. This
Amended IPLA may be executed in several counterparts and such counterparts may
be delivered in electronic format (including by email), all of which shall be
considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the
other Parties, it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same
counterpart.
Section 15.6
Arbitration.
(a)
Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of, relating to, or in connection
with this Amended IPLA, including the breach, termination or validity hereof,
shall be finally settled exclusively by arbitration. The arbitration shall be
administered by, and conducted in accordance with the rules of the
International Chamber of Commerce (the "ICC") in effect at the
time of the arbitration, except as they may be modified by mutual agreement of
the Parties. The seat of the arbitration shall be Singapore, provided, that,
the arbitrators may hold hearings in such other locations as the arbitrators
determine to be most convenient and efficient for all of the Parties to such
arbitration under the circumstances. The arbitration shall be conducted in the English
language.
(b)
The arbitration shall be conducted by three (3) arbitrators. The Party (or
the Parties, acting jointly, if there is more than one (1)) initiating
arbitration (the "Claimant") shall appoint an arbitrator in
its request for arbitration (the "Request"). The other Party
(or the other parties, acting jointly, if there are more than one (1)) to
the arbitration (the "Respondent") shall appoint an arbitrator
within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Request and shall notify the
Claimant of such appointment in writing. If within thirty (30) days of
receipt of the Request by the Respondent, either Party has not appointed an
arbitrator, then that arbitrator shall be appointed by the ICC. The first two
(2) arbitrators appointed in accordance with this provision shall appoint
a third arbitrator within thirty (30) days after the Respondent has
notified Claimant of the appointment of the Respondent's arbitrator or, in the
event of a failure by a Party to appoint, within thirty (30) days after
the ICC has notified the Parties and any arbitrator already appointed of the
appointment of an arbitrator on behalf of the Party failing to appoint. When
the third (3rd) arbitrator has accepted the appointment, the two
(2) arbitrators making the appointment shall promptly notify the Parties
of the appointment. If the first two (2) arbitrators appointed fail to
appoint a third arbitrator or so to notify the Parties within the time period
prescribed above, then the ICC shall appoint the third (3rd) arbitrator
and shall promptly notify the Parties of the appointment. The third
(3rd) arbitrator shall act as chair of the tribunal.
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(c) The arbitral award
shall be in writing, state the reasons for the award, and be final and binding
on the Parties. The award may include an award of costs, including reasonable
attorneys' fees and disbursements. In addition to monetary damages, the arbitral
tribunal shall be empowered to award equitable relief, including an injunction
and specific performance of any obligation under this Amended IPLA. The
arbitral tribunal is not empowered to award damages in excess of compensatory
damages, and each Party hereby irrevocably waives any right to recover
punitive, exemplary or similar damages with respect to any dispute, except
insofar as a claim is for indemnification for an award of punitive damages
awarded against a Party in an action brought against it by an independent third
Person. The arbitral tribunal shall be authorized in its discretion to grant
pre-award and post-award interest at commercial rates. Any costs, fees or taxes
incident to enforcing the award shall, to the maximum extent permitted by Law,
be charged against the Party resisting such enforcement. Judgment upon the
award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof or having
jurisdiction over the relevant Party or its assets.
(d)
In order to facilitate the comprehensive resolution of related disputes, and
upon request of any Party to the arbitration Proceeding, the arbitration
tribunal may, within ninety (90) days of its appointment, consolidate the
arbitration Proceeding with any other arbitration Proceeding involving any of
the Parties relating to the Transaction Documents. The arbitration tribunal
shall not consolidate such arbitrations unless it determines that
(i) there are issues of fact or law common to the Proceedings, so that a
consolidated Proceeding would be more efficient than separate Proceedings, and
(i) no Party would be prejudiced as a result of such consolidation through
undue delay or otherwise. In the event of different rulings on this question by
the arbitration tribunal constituted hereunder and any tribunal constituted
under the Transaction Agreement, the ruling of the tribunal constituted under
the Transaction Agreement will govern, and that tribunal will decide all
disputes in the consolidated Proceeding.
(e)
The Parties agree that the arbitration shall be kept confidential and that the
existence of the Proceeding and any element of it (including any pleadings,
briefs or other documents submitted or exchanged, any testimony or other oral
submissions, and any awards) shall not be disclosed beyond the tribunal, the
ICC, the Parties, their counsel and any person necessary to the conduct of the
Proceeding, except as may be lawfully required in judicial Proceedings relating
to the arbitration or otherwise, or as required by NASDAQ rules or the rules of
any other quotation system or exchange on which the disclosing Party's
securities are listed or applicable Law.
(f)
The costs of arbitration shall be borne by the losing Party unless otherwise
determined by the arbitration award.
(g)
All payments made pursuant to the arbitration decision or award and any
judgment entered thereon shall be made in United States dollars (or, if a
payment in United States dollars is not permitted by Law and if mutually agreed
upon by the Parties, in Renminbi), free from any deduction, offset or
withholding for taxes.
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(h) Notwithstanding this
Section 15.6 or any other provision to the contrary in this Amended IPLA,
no Party shall be obligated to follow the foregoing arbitration procedures
where such Party intends to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for an
interim injunction or similar equitable relief against any other Party,
provided there is no unreasonable delay in the prosecution of that application.
None of the Parties shall institute a proceeding in any court or administrative
agency to resolve a dispute arising out of, relating to or in connection with
this Amended IPLA or the other Transaction Documents, except for a court
proceeding to compel arbitration or otherwise enforce this Amended IPLA to
arbitrate, to enforce an order or award of the arbitration tribunal or petition
for the provisional or emergency remedies provided for herein. The Parties
waive objection to venue and consent to the nonexclusive personal jurisdiction
of the courts of Singapore in any action to enforce this arbitration agreement,
any order or award of the arbitration tribunal or the provisional or emergency
remedies provided for herein. In any such permitted court action, the Parties
agree that delivery of the complaint or petition by international courier, with
proof of delivery, shall constitute valid and sufficient service, and they
individually and collectively waive any objection to such service.
Section 15.7
Governing Law. THIS AMENDED IPLA IS MADE UNDER, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, ALL OTHER TRANSACTION
DOCUMENTS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.
Section 15.8
Assignment. No Party shall transfer this Amended IPLA, or assign any
rights or delegate any obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, whether
voluntarily or by operation of Law, without the prior written consent of the
other Parties. Any purported transfer, assignment or delegation by a Party
without the appropriate prior written approval will be null and void and of no
force or effect. Subject to the foregoing, this Amended IPLA is binding upon
the Parties' successors, heirs and assigns.
Section 15.9
No Assignment of Alipay-Exclusive IP. Alibaba, on behalf of itself and
its Subsidiaries, agrees not to assign or transfer any ownership interest in or
to any Alipay-Exclusive IP or New FIG Business-Exclusive IP to any third Person
(other than to its own Subsidiary), except as explicitly permitted by
Section 6.2(c) of this Amended IPLA.
Section 15.10
Remedies Cumulative; Specific Performance. The rights and remedies of
the Parties hereto will be cumulative (and not alternative). Each Party agrees
that: (a) in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the other
Party of any covenant, obligation or other provision set forth in this Amended
IPLA, such Party will be entitled (in addition to any other remedy that may be
available to it) to seek: (i) a decree or order of specific performance or
mandamus to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant, obligation
or other provision; and (ii) an injunction restraining such breach or
threatened breach; and (b) no Party will be required to provide any bond
or other security in connection with any such decree, order or injunction or in
connection with any related Proceeding.
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Section 15.11 Change
of Control. Prior to an Income Share Buyout Event resulting in an Issuance
Percentage of 100%, without the prior consent of Alibaba, Purchaser shall not
enter into, effect or give effect to any Transfer of Equity Securities of the
Purchaser or other transaction if to its knowledge after due inquiry,
immediately following such transaction, an individual or group (other than Jack
Ma (or his successor, in the case of Jack Ma's death or incapacity), other
members of management or employees of the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries, and
the Management Holdcos (as defined in the Transaction Agreement), and Alibaba,
directly or indirectly) would acquire Beneficial Ownership of Equity Securities
of the Purchaser representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting
or economic rights in, or assets of, the Purchaser, it being understood that,
without limitation, the applicable proposed Transferor party shall have
satisfied his or its obligation of due inquiry if each Transferee party in such
Transfer has given an enforceable representation and warranty to each
Transferor party to the effect that such individual or group would not, as a
result of such Transfer or any other pending or agreed Transfer, acquire
Beneficial Ownership of Equity Securities of the Purchaser representing more
than fifty percent (50%) of the voting or economic rights in, or assets
of, the Purchaser. Prior to an Income Share Buyout Event resulting in an Issuance
Percentage of at least 100%, none of Jack Ma (or his successor, in the case of
Jack Ma's death or incapacity), the Management Holdcos (as defined in the
Transaction Agreement) and Alibaba (directly or indirectly) or Purchaser shall
enter into, effect or give effect to any Transfer of Equity Securities of the
Purchaser unless immediately following such Transfer, such persons (excluding
Purchaser), in the aggregate, retain Beneficial Ownership of Equity Securities
(including the power to direct the voting) of the Purchaser constituting a
majority voting interest in the Purchaser. Actions taken and agreements made by
Purchaser not consistent with this Section 15.11 shall be null and void ab
initio.
Section 15.12
Waiver. No failure on the part of either Party to exercise any power,
right, privilege or remedy under this Amended IPLA, and no delay on the part of
any Party in exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this
Amended IPLA, will operate as a waiver of such power, right, privilege or
remedy; and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege
or remedy will preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other
power, right, privilege or remedy. No Party will be deemed to have waived any
claim arising out of this Amended IPLA, or any power, right, privilege or
remedy under this Amended IPLA, unless the waiver of such claim, power, right,
privilege or remedy is expressly set forth in a written instrument duly
executed and delivered on behalf of such Party; and any such waiver will not be
applicable or have any effect except in the specific instance in which it is
given.
Section 15.13
Amendments. No amendment, waiver, or discharge hereof (including any
exhibit or schedule hereto) shall be valid unless in writing and signed
(a) by the Party against which such amendment, waiver or discharge is
sought to be enforced, and (b) in the case of Alibaba, with respect to
amendments of this Amended IPLA (including any amendments to the Alipay
Royalty, the New FIG Royalty and the Software Technology Services Fee) and
waivers or discharges of any material right of Alibaba or obligations of
Purchaser under this Amended IPLA, including those pertaining to Article V,
after obtaining consent of the Seller Audit Committee (or the Alibaba
Independent Committee for matters for which the consent of the Alibaba
Independent Committee is expressly required by this Amended IPLA).
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Section 15.14 Severability.
Each provision of this Amended IPLA shall be deemed a material and integral
part hereof. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 15.14, in the
event of a final determination of invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of
any provision of this Amended IPLA, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith
to amend this Amended IPLA (and any other Transaction Documents, as applicable)
or to enter into new agreements to replace such invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision(s) with valid, legal and enforceable provisions
providing the Parties with benefits, rights and obligations that are equivalent
in all material respects as provided by the Amended IPLA (and any other
Transaction Documents, as applicable) as if the invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision(s) had been valid, legal and enforceable. In the event
the Parties are not able to reach agreement on such amendments or new
agreements, then the arbitrators (pursuant to the procedures set forth in
Section 15.6 of this Amended IPLA) shall determine, as part of their
arbitral award, such amendments or new agreements such to provide the Parties
with benefits, rights and obligations that are equivalent in all material
respect as provided by the Amended IPLA as if the stricken provision(s) had
been valid, legal and enforceable. No Party shall, or shall permit any of its
Related Parties to, directly or indirectly assert that any provision of any
Transaction Document is invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
Section 15.15
Entire Agreement. This Amended IPLA and all provisions of any
Transaction Documents referred to herein, including all schedules and exhibits
hereto and thereto, sets forth the entire understanding of the Parties relating
to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements
and understandings among or between any of the Parties relating to the subject
matter thereof. To the extent there is any inconsistency between (i) a
provision of the Transaction Agreement or another Transaction Document that
pertains to the subject matter of this Amended IPLA and (ii) a provision
of this Amended IPLA that is more specific or detailed with respect to such
subject matter, then the provision of this Amended IPLA shall govern and
control. Otherwise, the provision of the Transaction Agreement, or of the
other Transaction Document (provided it is not inconsistent with a more
specific or detailed provision of the Transaction Agreement), shall govern and
control to the extent of such inconsistency.
Section 15.16
English Language Only. This Amended IPLA is in the English language
only, which language will be controlling in all respects, and all versions
hereof in any other language will be for accommodation only and will not be
binding upon the Parties hereto. All communications to be made or given
pursuant to this Amended IPLA will be in the English language.
Section 15.17
Further Assurances. During and after the Term, a Party shall, at the
request of the other Party: (i) execute, deliver, or cause to be executed
or delivered, all such assignments, consents, documents or further instruments
of transfer or license consistent with the provisions of this Amended IPLA; and
(ii) take, or cause to be taken, all such other actions that the
requesting Party may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order for such
Party to obtain the full benefits of this Amended IPLA and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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Section 15.18 Disclosure.
The terms of this Amended IPLA are confidential information and shall not be
disclosed by a Party to any Person that is not a Party or a Subsidiary of a
Party without prior written consent from the other Party, except that nothing
herein shall prevent a Party from (a) disclosing or acknowledging the
existence of this Amended IPLA, the identity of the Parties, and the existence
of Licensed IP (but not the particular Licensed IP), (b) disclosing the
terms of this Amended IPLA (including the financial terms) in confidence to
such Party's legal counsel and professional advisors, tax preparers,
accountants, auditors, insurers, and directors, (c) disclosing the terms
of this Amended IPLA (including the financial terms) as required by any
regulation, law, or court order, but only to the extent required to comply with
such regulation, law, or order and only after providing reasonable advance
notice to the other Party to allow such Party to contest such disclosure, or
(d) disclosing in confidence to a third party affected by this Amended
IPLA (e.g., a customer or potential successor party) the terms and conditions
relevant to such third party, including the identity of particular Licensed IP.
The Parties acknowledge and agree that notwithstanding anything in this Amended
IPLA to the contrary, Yahoo! may file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission a Form 8-K and other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission forms
summarizing the material terms of this Amended IPLA and otherwise complying
with the requirements of such forms. Yahoo! shall provide a draft of such
Form 8-K to Purchaser at a reasonable time in advance of its filing and shall
consider in good faith any comments from Purchaser thereto.
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The Parties to this Amended IPLA have caused this
Amended IPLA to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.
ALIBABA
GROUP HOLDING LIMITED,
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a Cayman
Island registered company
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By:
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/s/
Timothy Alexander Steinert
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Name:
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Timothy
Alexander Steinert
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Title:
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Authorized
Signatory
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浙江蚂蚁小微金融服务集团有限公司
(ZHEJIANG ANT
SMALL AND MICRO
FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP CO., LTD.), |
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By:
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/s/
Peng Lei
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Name:
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Peng Lei
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Title:
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Legal
Representative
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支付宝(中国)网络技术有限公司
(ALIPAY.COM
CO., LTD.),
a Chinese limited liability company |
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By:
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/s/
Peng Lei
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Name:
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Peng Lei
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Title:
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Legal
Representative
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[Signature
Page to Amended and Restated Intellectual Property License and Software
Technology Services Agreement]
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