exv10w18






Exhibit 10.18









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




















 










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 DRYTM	 	
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.



 









 





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.



 









 





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.



 









 





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.



 









 





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.



 









 





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.



 









 





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.