Exhibit 10.18
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Contractual Agreements between
Gore and LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.

      Contents
 
   
1
  Trademark License Attachment
 
   
2
  Certified Manufacturer Agreement Attachment
 
   
3
  Guide for Proper Use of Gore’s Trademarks
 
   
4
  Quality Standards
 
   
5
  Manufacturing Standards

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TRADEMARK ATTACHMENT

                      GORE’S TRADEMARK   PRODUCT and END USE (QUALITY STANDARD)
  GEOGRAPHIC MARKET   BRAND OR LABEL
 
                   
GORE-TEX®
  COF    AP (Asia Pacific):    LaCrosse 
GORE-TEX® Black Diamond Logo

GORE-TEX®
GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOU DRY®

GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOU DRY™   GORE-TEX® Insulated Comfort Footwear
for Hard Use: Hunting, Work
for Hard Use-Special Purpose: Hunting Extreme Cold, Insulated Trekking and
Hiking, Work Extreme Cold       Australia
    China
    Hong Kong
    Indonesia
  Korea
Macau
Malaysia
New Zealand   Philippines
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand   Danner   GORE-TEX® Performance Comfort Footwear   EE (Eastern
Europe):       for Hard Use: Hunting, Work
for Hard Use-Special Purpose: Heavy Duty Work       Armenia
    Belarus
    Bosnia-Herzegovina
    Montenegro   Georgia
Macedonia
Moldavia   Serbia
Ukraine
Croatia    
 
                        TOF   EEA (European Economic Area):    
 
  GORE-TEX® Extended Comfort Footwear
for LES

GORE-TEX® Insulated Comfort Footwear
for LES, Military, and Workwear

GORE-TEX® Performance Comfort Footwear
for LES, Military, and Workwear       Austria
    Belgium
    Bulgaria
    Cyprus
    Czech Republic
    Denmark
    Estonia
    Finland
    France
    Germany   Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta   Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
UK    
 
                   
 
      NA (North America):    
 
          USA   Canada   Mexico    
 
                   
 
      Other:    
 
          Japan
    Russian Federation            
 
                    GTX®   COF   EEA (European Economic Area):   LaCrosse
(licensed under special restrictions
communicated separately by Gore in
writing)
  GORE-TEX® Insulated Comfort Footwear
for Hard Use: Hunting, Work
for Hard Use-Special Purpose: Hunting Extreme Cold, Insulated Trekking and
Hiking, Work Extreme Cold

GORE-TEX® Performance Comfort Footwear
for Hard Use: Hunting, Work
for Hard Use-Special Purpose: Heavy Duty Work       Austria
    Belgium
    Bulgaria
    Cyprus
    Czech Republic
    Denmark
    Estonia
    Finland
    France
    Germany
  Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta   Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
UK   Danner
 
                        TOF   NA (North America):    
 
  GORE-TEX® Extended Comfort Footwear
for LES

GORE-TEX® Insulated Comfort Footwear
for LES, Military, and Workwear

GORE-TEX® Performance Comfort Footwear
for LES, Military, and Workwear       USA   Canada        

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          GORE   Licensee   Japan Gore-Tex, Inc.
 
       
Elkton, MD date
  Portland, OR, date   Tokyo, date
 
 
 
 
 
 
       
 
       
Lou DiPietro
  Dave Carlson   Ichiro Yamada
 
       
 
  /s/ Joseph P. Schneider 11-17-08    
 
       
 
  Joseph P. Schneider    

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CERTIFIED MANUFACTURER AGREEMENT ATTACHMENT — FOOTWEAR

      QUALITY STANDARDS   MANUFACTURING STANDARDS  
 
   
GORE-TEX® Insulated Comfort Footwear for:
Hard Use: Hunting, Work
Hard Use-Special Purpose: Hunting Extreme Cold, Insulated Trekking and Hiking,
Work Extreme Cold
 
GORE-TEX® Footwear construction technologies:
Double Lasting, Bootie Liner Technology
 
   
GORE-TEX® Performance Comfort Footwear for:
Hard Use: Hunting, Work
Hard Use-Special Purpose: Heavy Duty Work
   
 
   
GORE-TEX® Extended Comfort Footwear for:
LES
 
GORE-TEX® Footwear construction technologies:
Double Lasting, Bootie Liner Technology
 
   
GORE-TEX® Insulated Comfort Footwear for:
LES, Military, Workwear
   
 
   
GORE-TEX® Performance Comfort Footwear for:
LES, Military, Workwear
   

MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS

     
LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.
  General:
12722 NE Airport Way
  Genfort Shoes Ltd.
Portland, OR 97230
  Second Industry District, Nan Lung Zhen
Zhong Shan City, China

          GORE   MANUFACTURER      
Elkton, MD, date
 
  Portland, OR, date 11-17-08    
 
       
 
  /s/ Joseph P. Schneider    
 
Robert J. Wiener
 
 
Joseph P. Schneider    

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GUIDE FOR PROPER USE OF GORE’S TRADEMARKS
W. L. Gore & Associates owns many valuable trademarks that identify and
distinguish our products from those of other companies. Gore’s trademarks are
well known to the end users and signify that Licensees are buying quality,
state-of-the-art products from a company with a reputation for innovation,
dependability, and integrity. Significant time, effort, and money have been
spent in the research, development, and promotion of these products.
The Trademark License Agreement provides the Licensee with the ability to use
specific Gore trademarks for the promotion and sale of Licensee’s Products, for
example, outerwear/footwear/gloves (or other apparel accessories) as the case
may be, under the terms and conditions of its License. This is intended to
provide benefits to both Gore and Licensee. However, Licensee’s cooperation is
required to assure that Gore’s trademarks are correctly used.
Trademarks can be lost if they are not used correctly. A trademark is lost when
it becomes generic and sneaks into the language as a common name description of
the product, as distinguished from the source and identity of the product. If a
trademark becomes generic, the original owner loses exclusive rights to use the
mark. Any competitor can then use the trademark and take advantage of the
advertising and promotion dollars spent by the former owner.
Fortunately, it is fairly easy to protect Gore’s trademarks. Licensee needs only
to comply with the following rules of proper trademark usage. These serve as
examples only. Licensee will substitute licensed trademarks per the Trademark
Attachment as appropriate.

1.   Most importantly, a trademark is a proper adjective, NOT a noun or a verb.
When used such as in advertising, catalogues, promotions, brochures, hang tags,
radio, etc., the trademark must always be followed by a noun signifying its
generic or common name. The trademark must never be used alone when it appears
in text.

EXAMPLE:
Right:     “TRADEMARK” ® products
Wrong:   products made of “TRADEMARK” ®   2.   A trademark should always be used
in a manner that will distinguish it from the surrounding text. Capitalize
trademarks completely, or use initial caps with boldface type or italics. The
generic product name should not be used in the same manner as the trademark (for
instance, if the trademark is presented in all capital letters, the generic
product name should not be).

EXAMPLE:
Right:       “TRADEMARK” ® products
Wrong:    “TRADEMARK” ® PRODUCTS   3.   Trademarks should be followed by the
symbol “®” or “TM”, or no designation at all, as appropriate for a given mark in
a particular given geographical market. The appropriate trademark symbol should
always appear at least once in each piece of printed matter, preferably the
first time the trademark appears. Please contact your Gore representative to
determine your appropriate designation.

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4.   Always accompany the trademark with the appropriate trademark ownership
footnote. The footnote usually appears at the bottom of the last page. All Gore
trademarks used by the Licensee must be listed in the trademark ownership
footnote.

EXAMPLE:
“TRADEMARK”® products
Footnote: “TRADEMARK”® and designs are trademarks of W. L. Gore & Associates.  
5.   Trademarks should never be used in the possessive sense.

EXAMPLE:
Right:       The popularity of “TRADEMARK” ® products
Wrong:     “TRADEMARK”s popularity   6.   Do not coin new words or terms for a
trademark.

EXAMPLE:
Wrong:    “TRADEMARKED” products
  7.   Trademarks identify and distinguish Gore’s products from those of other
companies, therefore, Gore’s trademarks must not be combined or intermingled
with the trademarks of other companies.

EXAMPLE:
Right:     “TRADEMARK” ® products by (Company’s Name)
                “TRADEMARK” ® products, the _________ collection from (Company
Name)
Wrong:   (Company Name) “TRADEMARK” ® products
                (Company Name)’s “TRADEMARK” ® products   8.   In case of any
doubts, please consult with your Gore representative for the correct
interpretation and implementation of the above guidelines.

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CONFIDENTIAL
Footwear Quality Standard
GORE-TEX® INSULATED COMFORT FOOTWEAR
This attachment consists of contains technical manufacturing and design
information which has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL
Footwear Quality Standard
GORE-TEX® PERFORMANCE COMFORT FOOTWEAR
This attachment consists of contains technical manufacturing and design
information which has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL
TOF FOOTWEAR QUALITY STANDARD
GORE-TEX® EXTENDED COMFORT Footwear
This attachment consists of contains technical manufacturing and design
information which has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL
TOF FOOTWEAR QUALITY STANDARD
GORE-TEX® INSULATED COMFORT Footwear
This attachment consists of contains technical manufacturing and design
information which has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL
TOF FOOTWEAR QUALITY STANDARD
GORE-TEX® PERFORMANCE COMFORT FOOTWEAR
This attachment consists of contains technical manufacturing and design
information which has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL
MANUFACTURING STANDARDS FOR GORE-TEX® FOOTWEAR
This attachment consists of contains technical manufacturing and design
information which has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.

 

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CONFIDENTIAL
MANUFACTURING STANDARD FOR GORE-TEX® FOOTWEAR TOF
This attachment consists of contains technical manufacturing and design
information which has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.