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Exhibit 10.16



ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTION, PRIORITY RIGHTS 

AND RIGHTS TO APPLY FOR PATENTS 


     I, Matthew Zuckerman, a citizen of the State of California, United States of America, residing at 4336 Talofa Avenue, Toluca Lake, CA 91602: 


     HEREBY STATE UNDER OATH that I am the sole, original, and first inventor of the invention described and/or claimed in my applications for Letters Patent in the United States of America as described in
attached Appendix A, and to the applications for Letters Patent originally filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty as described in attached Appendix B; 


     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration for twelve million (12,000,000) shares of common stock of Green Earth Technologies, Inc., of 617 South Middleton Avenue, Palatine, IL, 60067, issued to Matthew Mark
Zuckerman, and previously delivered to me: 


     I HEREBY ASSIGN AND TRANSFER as of July 1, 2007, my absolute right, title, and interest in said inventions and applications as described in Appendices A and B, including all rights of priority under
the International Convention unto Green Earth Technologies, Inc ("GET"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, its successors, assigns and nominees, and having an office at 617 South
Middleton Avenue, Palatine, IL, 60067, United States of America, as the Assignee, without any restrictions, reservations, or limitations, the entire right, title, and interest in and to the aforesaid applications for Letters Patent and all patents
which may be granted therefor, and all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, and extensions thereof; 


     AND FURTHERMORE I ASSIGN AND TRANSFER my absolute right, title, and interest in any and all inventions and trade secrets that may result in future filed patent applications on non-peroxide
emoluminscent paint, continuous control of mold and bacteria on surfaces, UV protective furniture wax and fabric, spectral change car wax, and doping of crystals including TiO2 for greater capture of the visible light spectrum to GET, its successors
and assigns, without any restrictions, reservations, or limitations, my entire right, title and interest in these inventions and trade secrets that may result in future filed patent applications; and for the ten year period following my employment
with Green Earth Technologies, Inc, its subsidiaries or successors 


     AND ALL PRIORITY RIGHTS derived from the aforesaid application for Letters Patent by virtue of the International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, for any and all member countries
of the Internationa1 Convention; 


     AND THE SOLE RIGHT to file such
applications under the Patent Laws of any country of the world in its name and/or
mine, and the sole right to have patents granted on said applications in its
name and/or mine to the full end of the term for which said patent may be granted
as fully and entirely as the same would have been held by me had this assignment
not 







been made, and to enforce said
patents with my right to sue for and recover accrued profits or damages for any
and all infringements thereof; 


     AND AUTHORIZE the above-name assignee to insert
    in this instrument the serial numbers and file dates of said applications; 


     AND AUTHORIZE AND REQUEST the Commissioner of Patents and Trademark to issue all patents on said improvements or resulting therefrom to said corporation as Assignee of the entire interest, and
covenant that I have full right so to do, and agree that I will communicate to said Corporation or its representatives any facts known to me respecting said improvements and testify in any legal proceedings, sign all lawful papers, execute all
divisional, continuing, and reissue applications, make all rightful oaths, and generally do everything possible to aid said Corporation, its successors, assigns, and nominees, to obtain and enforce proper protection for said inventions in all
countries. 


     AND FURTHERMORE, I represent and warrant that I am the sole inventor of the inventions described in Appendices A and B; that I have the full right and authority to enter into this agreement; and I
have not entered in any agreement to license or to assign my rights to these inventions and patent applications to any other party. 


SIGNED AT Toluca Lake, CA as of December 23, 2007


ASSIGNOR: 



/s/ Matthew Zuckerman

Matthew Zuckerman 


ACCEPTANCE 


We, the undersigned, Green Earth Technologies, Inc., of 617 South Middleton Avenue, Palatine, IL, 60067, United States of America, do hereby declare that we have accepted the foregoing assignment. 


Palatine, Illinois, U.S.A. December 23, 2007



By: Gordon S. Donovan, VP & CFO

Gordon S. Donovan 

VP & CFO 







	
APPENDIX A - LIST OF PATENT APPLICATIONS ASSIGNED	
	 	
	
ITEM 		
PATENT 		
TITLE 		
DATE 	
	
NO. 		
APPLICATION 		 		
FILED 	
	 		
SERIAL NUMBER 		 		 	
	
1 		
US Patent Application 		
Enhanced Petroleum-based Hydrocarbon Lubricant Using Inorganic 		
October 14, 	
	 		
No. 11/250,196 		
Fullerene-like Nano-spheres 		
2005 	
	
2 		
US Patent Application 		
Synthesizing and Compounding Molecules from and with Plant Oils to 		
March 17, 	
	 		
No. 11/725,254 		
Improve Low Temperature Behavior of Plant Oils as Fuel, Oils, and 		
2007 	
	 		 		
Lubricants 		 	
	
3 		
US Patent Application 		
Nano-Polymeric Encapsulation of a Key Reactant to Control 		
December 	
	 		
No. 11/648,024 		
Chemoflourescent Active Reaction Period for Chemoluminescent Paint 		
30, 2006 	
	
4 		
US Provisional 		
Preservation of Narrow Distributions of Particles 		
August 30, 	
	 		
Application 		 		
2004 	
	
5 		
US Provisional 		
Semiconductor Nanoparticles Enhanced Surface Appearance 		
August 31, 	
	 		
Application 		 		
2004 	
	
6 		
US Patent Application 		
Enhanced Raman Spectrographic Sensitivity by Using Solvent Extraction of 		
April 3, 	
	 		
No. 11/397,074 		
Vapor or Particulate Trace Materials, and Improved Surface Scatter from 		
2006 	
	 		 		
Nanostructures on Nanoparticles and Volumetric Integration of Raman 		 	
	 		 		
Scatter from Nanoparticles’ Surface 		 	
	
7 		
US Patent Application 		
Method, Composition and Classification for Tumor Diagnostics and 		
January 19, 	
	 		
No. 11/334,845 		
Treatment 		
2006 	
	
8 		
US Patent Application 		
Triage of Cancer Patients to Pair the Most Effective Receptor Based 		
July 19, 	
	 		
No. 11/489,643 		
Targeted Cancer Drug for the Patient by Ex-vivo Analysis 		
2006 	











APPENDIX B - LIST OF PCT and EP PATENT APPLICATIONS ASSIONED

	
ITEM 		
PATENT APPLICATION 		TITLE 		
DATE 	
	
NO. 		
SERIAL NUMBER 		 		
FILED 	
	
1 		
PCT Convention Filing No. 		
Triage of Cancer Patients to Pair the Most Effective Receptor 		
January 19, 	
	 		
US06/01780 		
Based Targeted Cancer Drug for the Patient by Ex-vivo Analysis 		
2006 	
	
2 		
European Application Filing 		
Triage of Cancer Patients to Pair the Most Effective Receptor 		
July 24, 	
	 		
No. 06733745.1 		
Based Targeted Cancer Drug for the Patient by Ex-vivo Analysis 		
2007