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Date the letter was sent:
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Published to Trolling Effects on:
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
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or
719 West Front Street, Suite 157
Tyler, Texas 75702
(soo} me-»132»i
www. tandinarki DI Icom
July 2013
VIA U.53, MAH.
Re: LANDMARK PATENT USE AND LICENSING OPPOF%TUl\il'T`Y
To V\/horn It lvlay Concern:
As you may know, Landmark `l`echnoiogy_ LLC ("Landmark"} has exclusive rights to
certain innovative computer, communication and network technologies relating to
internet searching. e-commerce, electronic bill pay. on-line banking services,
business—to—busiriess transactions, multimedia data processing networks and mobile
technologies. Landmarks widely regarded technotogy covers) among other things,
key transaction processes and features used in many eiectronic corninerce systems,
inciuding structures which exchange business data amongst trading partners.
We beiieve that websites, one ofwhicn is currently found at
make use of technoiogies covered by our batent, including, but
not limited to. Claims `1 Si $0 of U.S. Patent No. 5.57€5,95‘lC2, which address certain
critical aspects of business-to—btisiriess and business~to»consumer transactions. More
preciselylsystem indexes graphic and textual information using l—lyperTei<t
Markup Langtiage.’tJ/AVA script programming along with an associated database to
provide users with a computer search system for retrieving information as described
in detail by the claims of U.S. Patent No 5,57E5,Q51C2 used at-.
Additionally, we believe that_nobile commerce systems enabled by your
applications, some of which can be found
aiso make use ofthe technology. We beiieve you will find that Landmarks patent
teaches technologies which are contributing signiticantly to-bottom line, and as
such. are orferirig-a license for nest and continued use of Landiriarirs patented
It "Legal Department
July 23, 2013
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technologies. For your convenience, enclosed is aa draft license agreement and a copy
o·lU.S,F'elentN0.5,576<Q51C)2.
We would like to further outline the details of this licensing opportunity and answer
any questions you may have. Moreover. if you ere of the opinion that you do not
need a license to practice these technologies, it would be helpful ll you could give
us some insight into your reasoning. and we would welcome a dialogue with you on
this point. l‘rn sure you have many questions, and as such, l would like to offer
you and your team e detailed presentation showing examples of-current use
ofLandmark`stecl1no|ogy.
At your earliest convenience, please suggest upcoming dates and times ln which we
could have zz brief web conference (via GoToMeeting). You can reach me directly via
rm smell at _
All the best,
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Patrick Nunelly, PhD.
Executive Vice President- Technology Licensing Group
Landmark Technoloii, LLC
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Enclosures (2)
LICENSE AGREEMENT
This Liccnsc Agreement ("Agrccmcnt"), datcd as of ___4_, 2013 (thc "Eiibctivc
Datc"), is cntcrcd into by and bctwccn:
LANDMARK TECHNOLOGY, LLC, whose address is 719 W. Front Strcct, Suitc 157,
Tylcr, Texas, 75702 ("Lzu1dmairk");
[COMPANY], whcsc address is ("Company"); Landmark and Company
(hcrcinaftcr sometimes rclcrrcd to collcctivcly as "Partics").
WHEREAS, Landmark rcprcscnts that it has thc cxclusivc right to liccnsc and cntbrcc the
Patent;
NOW THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, thc receipt of which is aclmowlcdgcd,
and othcr consideration as sct forth below, the Parties agrcc as follows:
l. I11c0rg01‘ati0n of Rccitals. The recitals and definitions sct forth abovc arc
hereby incorporated into, and are made: a part oi] this Agrccmcnt.
2. Payment to Landinark. Within tcn (10) days of Landmark’s execution of this
Agreement, Company shall pay thc sum 0f__ ($ l0 Landmark.
3, Sub—Liccnsc. Landmark hcrcby grants to Company a non-exclusive, fully paid-
up, irrcvucablc, indivisible, perpetual, worldwide, nomtransfcrablc (cxccpt as sct forth below)
sublicense ("Sub-Liccnsc”) t0 thc Patent. Except as cxprcssly provided in this Agrccmcnt,
nothing herein prccludcs or shall bc intcrprctcd as exhausting O1' limiting in any way
Landmarks right to rcquirc any entities other than Company t0 obtain a license under the
Patent for infringements of the Patent arising from thc making, using, selling, offering to sell,
importation, exportation, distribution or other commcrcial cxploitation of any third party
product or service as a standalone product 01* scrvicc OI in combination with any product or
scrvicc, other than C0mpany's products or scrviccs or products and services available through
C0mpany's Wcbsitcs. N0 royaltics 01* additional payments, other than thc payment spccificd in
Section 2, of any kind shall bc rcquircd in crdcr to maintain this Agreement in force.
4. N0 Transfer or gssigmnqg. The Sub—Liccnsc grantcd to Company in Section 3
is non-transfcrablc.
5. No Challenge to Validity. Except as sct forth hcrcin, Company hcrcby
cxprcssly waives its right to initiate, and agrcc not to initiatc, any prccccding (including any
rccxamination) or lawsuit including claims that the Patent is invalid or unenforceable.
Company further agrees that they have not and shall not otherwise voluntarily assist or support
any other person or entity in connection with a challenge of thc validity or cnforccability of thc
Patent, This provision docs not prccludc Company from providing information as may bc
rcquircd by Court order, law, or judicial process. Company may asscrt dcfcnscs of invalidity
and/or uncnforccability and/or scck recxaminaticn of the Patent in the event that Company is
accuscd of infringing thc Patent in the future,
6. Kgpresentatioiis and Warranties.
a. Bgyjgnipany. Company represents and warrants that (i) it has hull power
and authority to enter into this Agreement; and (ii) this Agreement is a valid and binding
agreement of Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.
b. By Landmark. Landmark represents and warrants to Company that
(i) Landmark is the exclusive licensee of the Patent (including the right to sue for past damages);
has the exclusive right to enforce the Patent and has full power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to provide the license, releases and covenants set forth above; (ii) Landmark has
not assigned, conveyed, transferred, or purported to assign, convey, or transfer to any other
person or entity any rights, titles, or interests, in, to, or under, the Patent that would prevent it
from entering into this Agreement; and (iii) this Agreement is a valid and binding agreement of
Landmark enibrceable against it in accordance with its terms.
7. Miscellaneous.
a. Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be
invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this
Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so
excluded. ln the event a part or provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable or in conflict with law for any reason, the parties shall replace any invalid part or
provision with a valid provision which most closely approximates the intent and economic effect
of the invalid provision. Nothing contained herein shall be construed so as to require the
commission of any act contrary to law, and wherever there is any conflict between any
provisions contained herein and any present or future statute, law, ordinance or regulation, the
latter shall prevail; but the provision of this Agreement which is affected shall be curtailed and
limited only to the extent necessary to bring it within the requirements of the law.
b. Further Assurances. Each of the Parties shall execute and deliver any and
all additional papers, documents and other assurances, and shall do any and all acts and things
reasonably necessary in connection with the performance of their obligations hereunder to carry
out the intent of the parties hereto.
c. Modifications Q1;AI'1'1§I"l(l1TlCI'1tS. No amendment, change or modification
of this Agreement shall be valid, unless in writing and signed by all of the Parties.
d. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding
and agreement of the Parties with respect to its subject matter and any and all prior agreements,
understandings or representations with respect to its subject matter are hereby terminated and
canceled in their entirety and are of no further force or effect.
e. Non-Waiver. No waiver by any Party hereto of a breach of any provision
of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of the same or
any other provision hereof.
f Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument. The execution and delivery of counterparts of this Agreement, by
facsimile or by original manual signature, regardless of the means or any such variation in
pagination or appearance shall be binding upon the parties executing this Agreement.
g. Number and Gender. ln this Agreement, the masculine, feminine or
neuter gender, and the singular or plural number, shall each be deemed to include the others
whenever the context so requires.
h. Captions. The captions appearing at the commencement of the sections
hereof are descriptive only and for convenience in reference. Should there be any conflict
between any such caption and the section at the head of which it appears, the section and not
such caption shall control and govern in the construction of this Agreement.
[N WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
written above.
LANDMARK TECHNOLOGY, LLC COMPANY
By: __________ _,__, __ By:
Name: Lawrence B. Lockwood Name;
Title: Managing Member Title:
Date: ,2013 Date: _ ,2013
Sender business address:
719 West Front Street
Suite 157
Tyler, TN 75702
United StatesPatent Information
Automated sales and services system
Patent number: US5576951