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Exhibit 10.1   COLLABORATION AGREEMENT   THIS COLLABORATION AGREEMENT   (Agreement) is made as of this 18t h day of August 2014 (the Effective Date), by and between Capsugel US, LLC and its Affiliates with an address at 412 Mt. Kemble Ave, Suite 200C, Morristown, NJ 07960 ( CAPSUGEL) and Cardax, Inc., and its Affiliates, with a corporate address at 2800 Woodlawn Dr., Suite 129, Honolulu, HI 96822 (CARDAX). CARDAX and CAPSUGEL are each a Party and together constitute the Parties   RECITALS   WHEREAS, CAPSUGEL is experienced in formulating, developing, manufacturing, testing and packaging of health and nutrition products; and   WHEREAS, CARDAX is experienced in developing products that are based on its astaxanthin technologies; and   WHEREAS, CAPSUGEL and CARDAX desire to enter into an arrangement under which the Product (as defined below) will be formulated and developed for the purpose of identifying a marketing partner(s) (Marketer) for Marketer's onward sale of the Product in the Territory.   NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree to the following:   SECTION 1   DEFINITIONS   The following terms for the purpose of this Agreement shall have the following respective meanings:   1.1 Active Ingredient shall mean the synthetic Astaxanthin and/or esters thereof that will be formulated in the Product as the active ingredient of the Product.   1.2 Adjusted Net Sales shall mean [***].   1.3 Administrative Cost shall mean [***].   1.4 Affiliate shall mean, with respect to either Party, all entities which, directly or indirectly, are controlled by, control or are under common control with such Party. For purposes of this Agreement, the word control shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity, including through ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting shares or interest of an entity; provided, however, with respect to CAPSUGEL, the term Affiliate shall be limited to entities who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries are controlled by the parent of CAPSUGEL's direct parent entity and with respect to CARDAX the term Affiliate shall not include Cardax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 1





    1.5 Applicable Laws shall mean all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations applicable to the formulation, development and/or manufacture, marketing, distribution sale, and disposal of the Product or any aspect thereof and the obligations of CAPSUGEL or CARDAX, as the context requires under this Agreement.   1.6 Annual Period shall mean the twelve (12) month period beginning on the first day in which the Launch Date occurs and each twelve (12) month period beginning on the anniversary of such day thereafter.   1.7 Commercially Reasonable Efforts means a Party's reasonable efforts and diligence, consistent with professional business standards generally practiced in the health and nutrition industry, applied in accordance with the Party's commercially reasonable business, legal, medical and scientific judgment, including the efforts and resources the Party would use for a product owned by it or to which it has rights, which is of similar market potential at a similar stage in its product life, taking into account the competitiveness of the marketplace, the proprietary position of the compound, the Applicable Laws, the profitability of the applicable products, and other relevant factors including, without limitation, technical, legal, scientific or medical factors.   1.8 Development Plan shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.   1.9 Disclosing Party shall have the meaning set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement.   1.10 Formulation means a specific combination of excipient(s) that can formulate the Active Ingredient, as well as compounds other than the Active Ingredient, developed as a result of the work conducted under the Development Plan.   1.11 Force Majeure shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.5.   1.12 Indemnified Party shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.   1.13 Indemnifying Party shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3.   1.14 Intellectual Property Rights means a composition of matter, formula, process, method of use, invention, improvement, business name, domain name or database right to the extent any of the foregoing is protected in a utility model, trademark, service mark, trade name or business name, copyright, registered design, design right, patent, know-how, trade secret, rights in or to confidential information all goodwill related thereto and any other intellectual property right of any nature whatsoever throughout the world (whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for the same).   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 2





    1.15 Launch Date shall mean the date [***].   1.16 Loss or Losses shall mean any and all damages, fines, fees, settlements, payments, obligations, penalties, deficiencies, losses, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, environmental losses, interest, court costs, reasonable fees of attorneys, accountants and other experts and other reasonable expenses of litigation or other proceedings or of any claim, default or assessment.   1.17 Manufacturing Facility shall mean those areas of CAPSUGEL or CAPSUGEL's subcontractors manufacturing, packaging, laboratory and warehousing facilities utilized in the formulation, manufacture, packaging, storage, testing, shipping or receiving of the Product.   1.18 Materials mean all excipient(s) and inactive raw materials used in the formulation of the Product. For the avoidance of doubt, Materials does not include any Active Ingredient or work in process or finished goods inventory.   1.19 Net Sales means [***].   1.20 Product shall mean Active Ingredient Formulated in CAPSUGEL's proprietary Lipid Multi-Particulate Technology, including any improvements or derivatives of such technology.   1.21 Receiving Party shall have the meaning set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement.   1.22 Regulatory Approvals means any and all approvals, licenses, registrations, or authorizations of the relevant Regulatory Authority, necessary for the development, manufacture, use, storage, import, transport, export or commercialization of the Product in a particular country or jurisdiction.   1.23 Regulatory Authority (ies) means any governmental regulatory authority within a Territory involved in regulating any aspect of the development, manufacture, testing, market approval, sale, distribution, packaging or use of the Product.   1.24 Regulatory Filings shall mean the registrations, permits, licenses, authorizations, presentations, notifications, filings and/or approvals (together with all applications therefore and all related documents required by the FDA and all other laws for the development, manufacture, use, importation, export, marketing, sale and distribution of the Product within the Territory.   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 3





    1.25 Royalty Payment shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.   1.26 Specifications shall mean the Product description and attributes agreed upon between the Parties upon conclusion of the Development Plan and appended to this Agreement as Exhibit B that will be attached hereto and, when attached, will be a part hereof, prior to commercialization of the Product.   1.27 Territory shall mean worldwide.   Section 2   Product Development, Manufacture and Commercialization   2.1 Governance Process Among the Parties . Both CARDAX and CAPSUGEL will agree upon a development plan, which shall be in writing and attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Development Plan), which shall describe various parameters including each Party's duties, obligations, time schedule and deliverables schedule. The activities performed under the Development Plan (the Development Activities)  shall  be administered by a joint project team (JPT), which shall review/update/amend the Development Plan for the Product in the Territory and coordinate the Formulation, development, manufacturing and commercialization of the Product, including identifying and selecting one or more Marketers as contemplated under Section 2.4. Each Party shall appoint a project manager to oversee that Party's performance of its obligations under this Agreement and shall notify the other Party of the name and full contact details of its appointed project manager. The  JPT shall comply with this Agreement for decisions specifically assigned to a Party pursuant to this Agreement. Meetings shall  take place by telephone or in person and the JPT will operate by consensus. If consensus cannot be reached, the matter will be submitted to the Head of Dosage Form Solutions of CAPSUGEL and the President and CEO of CARDAX for resolution. If such matter is not resolved, then the Parties may attempt to mediate such issue under the JAMS mediation rules. No member or any Affiliate of any member of the JPT shall have any liability under this Agreement and shall be exculpated to the fullest extent not prohibited by law from any liability to any Party that such member is not an employee, officer, consultant or acting in any similar capacity.     2.2 CAPSUGEL Responsibilities. With respect to the Product, CAPSUGEL, [***] shall [***] perform the development work necessary to formulate, analytically develop and take all other developmental actions necessary or required to develop the Product and manufacture pre- clinical and clinical batches (collectively, the CAPSUGEL Development Activities ). For purposes of further clarification, CAPSUGEL Development Activities shall include, without limitation, each of the following performed with all due diligence, care and skill and in accordance with all other Applicable Laws:

CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 4







  (a) Formulation Development. Formulation shall mean a specific combination of Materials that formulate the Active Ingredient, as well as compounds other than the Active Ingredient, developed as a result of the work conducted under the Development Plan. The development of the Formulation of the Product, includes without limitation, all stability tests and other studies as applicable, providing CARDAX reports of such stability tests, using Commercially Reasonable Efforts to modify the Formulation as necessary and develop processes capable of scale-up and commercialization in accordance with Applicable Laws.         (b) Analytical Methods. Developing and validating analytical methods including but not limited to dissolution, assay, and stability as agreed upon by the Parties.         (c) Manufacture of Study Batches. The manufacture [***] of batches of Product in amounts specified on or about the dates determined a s  reasonably necessary for conducting all required for CAPSUGEL/CARDAX funded studies. Any other batches required or reasonably required by the Marketer for applying for and all actions related to additional Regulatory Approvals and Regulatory Filings of the Product and any related communications, studies or support for the FDA or any other Regulatory Authority (ies), which may include human and animal studies, shall be paid for by the Marketer, unless the Parties agree otherwise.         (d) Manufacturing Development. Development of manufacturing processes and systems in conformance with cGMP requirements of FDA to manufacture pilot batches, exhibit batches and commercial batches of Product.         (e) Reporting.  CAPSUGEL shall, throughout the performance of the Development Plan studies, consult with CARDAX on matters including technical, intellectual property and regulatory aspects and keep the other apprised of all developments.         (f) Commercial Manufacturing. CAPSUGEL shall manufacture the Product for each Marketer unless otherwise agreed by the Parties and the applicable Marketer.

2.3 CARDAX Responsibilities.

  (a) CARDAX shall be responsible for [***] the Active Ingredient [***], subject to reasonable notice and delivery schedules and reasonable amounts required by CAPSUGEL for it to perform its obligations under this Agreement or as otherwise agreed by CARDAX.         (b) [***]   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 5





    2.4 Joint Responsibilities.

[***]   The marketing of the Product shall be carried out by one or more mutually identified Marketer(s) by the JPT or otherwise in accordance with Section 2.1. CAPSUGEL and CARDAX will jointly control identification, decision rights, and terms for a Marketer as determined by the JPT or otherwise in accordance with Section 2.1. If a Marketer is not identified, or the terms are not determined, by the JPT or otherwise in accordance with Section 2.1, then the Marketer (and such terms) may be designated by either Party, subject to the reasonable approval of the other Party.    Any additional costs/activities required from a Marketer will be subject to agreement of the JPT or otherwise as provided in Section 2.1, including but not limited to pre-launch out-of-pocket expenses and the funding of such costs and expenses. These costs will be shared [***].   2.5 Ownership of Application. CARDAX shall own and control all information and rights in, to and under all Regulatory Approvals in the Territory (including all associated contents and correspondences) and applications therefore related to the Product and any other marketing authorizations within the Territory, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

Section 3   Intellectual Property Matters   3.1 Background IP. This Agreement shall not change, modify or otherwise affect any rights to any confidential information, inventions, patents, patent applications or other Intellectual Property Rights owned or developed by either Party before the Effective Date or developed by a Party after the Effective Date other than under the terms of this Agreement (Background IP). This Agreement shall not confer on either Party any rights in and/or to any Background IP of the other party, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.   3 .2  CAPSUGEL Property. CARDAX acknowledges that CAPSUGEL possesses certain inventions, processes, know-how, trade secrets, improvements, other intellectual properties and other assets, including but not limited to formulation recipes, processing details, laboratory analyses, analytical methods, procedures and techniques, computer technical expertise and software, which have been independently developed by CAPSUGEL, including but not limited to, the Background IP of CAPSUGEL (collectively Capsugel Property). CARDAX and CAPSUGEL agree that any Capsugel Property or improvements thereto which are used, improved, modified or developed by CAPSUGEL under or during the term of this Agreement are the product of CAPSGUEL's technical expertise possessed and developed by CAPSUGEL prior to the Effective Date and are the sole and exclusive property of CAPSUGEL.   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 6





      3 . 3  CARDAX Property. CAPSUGEL acknowledges that CARDAX possesses certain inventions, processes, know-how, trade secrets, improvements, other intellectual properties and other assets, which have been independently developed by CARDAX, including but not limited to, the Background IP of CARDAX (collectively CARDAX Property). CAPSUGEL and CARDAX agree that any CARDAX Property or improvements thereto which are used, improved, modified or developed by CARDAX under or during the term of this Agreement are the product of CARDAX's technical expertise possessed and developed by CARDAX prior to the Effective Date and are the sole and exclusive property of CARDAX.   3.4 Use of Confidential Information. CARDAX may use the confidential information of CAPSUGEL generated under this Agreement, except for CAPSUGEL's internal technical protocols and Background IP, to the extent necessary (i) in connection with seeking regulatory approval for a Compound Formulation or the Product and/or (ii) filing a patent application. Compound Formulation means any specific combination of excipient(s) and the Active Ingredient developed as a result of the work conducted under this Agreement. CARDAX may use and disclose CAPSUGEL's internal technical protocols and Background IP, to the extent necessary for Regulatory Approvals as contemplated by Section 2.3(b) to the extent reasonably determined by CAPSUGEL after notice and consultation with CAPSUGEL by CARDAX.   3.5 Inventions. Each Party will own all of its inventions and other Intellectual Property Rights made under this Agreement, including any patents, patent applications and other Intellectual Property Rights related to such inventions, if any, made solely by its employees or independent contractors or employees or independent contractors of its Affiliates, unless otherwise expressly set forth herein.   3.6 Joint Inventions. The Parties will jointly own all inventions and other Intellectual Property Rights jointly made under this Agreement that are directly resulting from work conducted under this Agreement in accordance with the Development Plan and related specifically to the Product or the Compound Formulation, including any patents, patent applications and other Intellectual Property Rights related to such inventions, if any, unless otherwise expressly set forth herein. During the Term, each Party hereby provides a worldwide, exclusive, royalty free, perpetual license of such Intellectual Property Rights for use by each licensee in its business in connection with the development and marketing and commercialization of the Product. For avoidance of doubt, no Party or any of its Affiliates shall have any rights to the Background IP of the other Party nor shall any Party have rights to any trademarks, service marks, trade names, business names or product names developed by the other Party. All decisions regarding the protection and exploitation of joint investments and other Intellectual Property Rights shall be determined by the JPT or otherwise in accordance with Section 2.1.   3.7 [reserved]   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 7





     3.8 Freedom to Operate. CARDAX acknowledges that it shall be solely and fully responsible to use its Commercially Reasonable Efforts for doing any and all freedom to operate assessments regarding possible infringement of third party intellectual property rights for the Product in the part of the Territory that the Parties reasonably determine require such protection; provided, however, each Party shall be solely and fully responsible for doing any and all freedom to operate assessments regarding possible infringement of third party intellectual property rights for any and all of its Intellectual Property Rights.   Section 4   Exclusivity   [***]   Section 5   Consideration   5.1 Royalty Payments. CAPSUGEL shall pay to CARDAX a royalty equal to [***] of the Adjusted Net Sales (Royalty Payment) within [***] after the end of [***].   5.2 Mode of Payment. CAPSUGEL will endeavor to contract with Marketer to receive profit sharing payments in U.S. dollars and CAPSUGEL will in turn pay CARDAX its share in U.S. dollars. Should Marketer require that local currency based payments be made to CAPSUGEL then CAPSUGEL will pay CARDAX its share in such local currency unless otherwise agreed. For instances in which Marketer sells the product in a local currency other than U.S. dollars but agrees to pay CAPSUGEL in U.S. dollars, the conversion of local currency to USD will be a mutually agreeable methodology with such Marketer (e.g., using the Marketer's standard accounting methodology such as its average daily rate for its accounting month).   5.3 Taxes. All federal, national, regional, district, local or other governmental income tax or similar tax that is imposed on either Party as a result of income, shall be the responsibility of such Party. All amounts payable by CAPSUGEL to CARDAX under this Agreement shall be paid free and clear of all deductions or withholdings whatsoever, except as may be required by law. If any deductions or withholdings are required by law to be made from any of the amounts payable by CAPSUGEL to CARDAX, the amount of any such withholding may be treated as part of the Royalty Payment, depending on the timing and the applicable legal requirements and CAPSUGEL shall provide CARDAX a receipt of any such withholdings.   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 8





    Section 6   Regulatory Requirements   6.1 Regulatory Contacts. [***] CAPSUGEL shall notify CARDAX immediately, and in no event, no later than three (3) business day(s), after it receives any contact or communication from any governmental or regulatory authority, including without limitation the FDA, that in any way relates to or may have an impact on a Product or the CAPSUGEL Development Activities.   6.2 Regulatory Inspections. Throughout the Term of this Agreement, CAPSUGEL agrees to cooperate with any governmental or regulatory body, particularly the FDA, which requests a general GMP inspection or audit or any inspection or audit relative to the manufacture, storage, handling, or shipment of Product manufactured, stored, handled, or shipped by CAPSUGEL. In addition, CAPSUGEL shall use its Commercially Reasonable Efforts to meet all reasonable U.S. FDA and other appropriate regulatory demands.   6.3 CARDAX Inspection. CARDAX shall have the right to audit CAPSUGEL's facilities, quality systems and records from time to time upon reasonable notice and CARDAX shall have the right to have a third party accounting firm, subject to a non-disclosure agreement, audit CAPSUGEL's financials as they relate to Net Sales and Adjusted Net Sales. In the event that the amount of the Royalty Payment for any quarter is 10% or more than the amount reported by CAPSUGEL, then CAPSUGEL will pay the costs and expenses of the audit or investigation.   6.4 Regulatory Notices. CAPSUGEL shall provide prompt written notice to CARDAX of the occurrence of, and the results of any regulatory notices including inspections as referenced in this Section 6 relating to the manufacture of Product.   6.5 Recordkeeping. CAPSUGEL shall keep true, accurate, and complete books, records, reports, and accounts (hereinafter Records) of all business or activities in connection with or relating to the manufacture, storage, handling, and shipment, including all validations, qualification, and validation protocols, of Product and this Agreement. CARDAX has the right, upon reasonable prior notice and during normal business hours, to inspect and examine such Records. CAPSUGEL agrees to retain all such Records for a period of five (5) years after the expiration of the Term or after termination of this Agreement.   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 9





    6.6 Recall. In the event that either Party believes it may be necessary to conduct a recall, field correction, market withdrawal, stock recovery, or other similar action with respect to any Product which was sold under this Agreement (a Recall), CARDAX and CAPSUGEL shall promptly consult with each other in good faith as to how best to proceed, it being understood and agreed that the final decision as to any Recall of any Product sold by Marketer(s) shall be made jointly; provided, however, that neither Party shall be prohibited hereunder from taking any action that it is required to take by Applicable Law or taking Commercially Reasonable Efforts to mitigate the loss from any Recall or seizure or to protect the public. Each of CAPSUGEL and CARDAX shall make a permanent, complete and accurate record of all costs incurred by it in connection with any Product Recall or seizure. With respect to any Recall or seizure of any Product caused by the negligence, mistake or omission of CAPSUGEL, CAPSUGEL shall (i) reimburse CARDAX for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred by CARDAX in connection with the Recall or seizure, including, without limitation, replacing the Product subject to the Recall or seizure in accordance with this Agreement; and (ii) as provided in Section 8.1, indemnify and save CARDAX and its Affiliates harmless from and against any and all damages to or claims by third parties associated (or Affiliated) with or resulting from any such Recall or seizure. With respect to any Recall or seizure caused by the negligence, mistake or omission of CARDAX (including but not limited to failure of the Active Ingredient to meet the Specifications), CARDAX shall: (i) reimburse CAPSUGEL for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred by CAPSUGEL in connection with the Recall or seizure; and (ii) as provided in Section 8.2, indemnify and save CAPSUGEL and its Affiliates harmless from and against any and all damages to or claims by third parties associated with or resulting from any such Recall or seizure.   With respect to any Recall or seizure of a Product not caused by the negligence, mistake or omission of either Party, each Party shall bear [***] of the aggregate costs of any and all out-of-pocket costs, expenses and losses reasonably incurred by either Party in connection with the Recall or seizure.   If CAPSUGEL and CARDAX cannot agree which party is at fault or whether a Recall or seizure was reasonably beyond the control of the Parties, then an independent technical expert, acceptable to both Parties, shall be designated to make such determination. The designated technical expert shall not be an employee, consultant, officer, director or shareholder of, or otherwise associated with, CAPSUGEL, CARDAX or their respective Affiliates. The technical expert's determination will be, in the absence of fraud or manifest error, binding and conclusive upon the Parties.   Each Party shall keep the other fully informed of any notification or other information, whether received directly or indirectly, which might affect the marketability, safety or effectiveness of a Product, or which might result in liability issues or otherwise necessitate action on the part of either party, or which might result in Recall or seizure of the Product.   Prior to any reimbursement pursuant to this Section 6 the Party claiming reimbursement shall provide the other Party with all available documentation of all reimbursable costs and expenses.   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 10





    Section 7   Representations and Warranties   7.1 Representations and Warranties of CAPSUGEL. CAPSUGEL hereby represents and warrants to CARDAX as follows:     (a) CAPSUGEL is a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and authorized to do business wherever necessary to fulfill the terms and conditions of this Agreement;         (b) CAPSUGEL has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform its covenants, duties and obligations described in this Agreement;         (c) This Agreement is the valid, legal and binding obligation of CAPSUGEL, enforceable in accordance with its terms;         (d) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of CAPSUGEL's covenants, duties and obligations described in this Agreement constitute or will constitute a default under or conflict with any judgment, decree or order of any court or other governmental body to which CAPSUGEL is subject and will not conflict or be inconsistent with or result in the termination, modification, breach or default under the terms of any contract, commitment, covenant, agreement, instrument, document or understanding to which CAPSUGEL is a party;         (e) CAPSUGEL is not a party to, nor to CAPSUGEL's knowledge is CAPSUGEL as of the Effective Date threatened with, any legal or equitable action or proceeding before any court, arbitrator, administrative agency or other tribunal which is reasonably likely to adversely affect its ability to execute and deliver this Agreement or fully and timely perform its covenants, duties and obligations described in this Agreement;         (f) CAPSUGEL has obtained and continuously maintained all permits, authorizations and licenses issued by all federal, state and local governmental agencies and authorities necessary for the conduct of CAPSUGEL's businesses as of the Effective Date;         (g) CAPSUGEL has and shall continue to follow, comply with and adhere to all Applicable Laws necessary for the conduct of CAPSUGEL's businesses;

CAPSUGEL shall during the performance of the CAPSUGEL Development Activities ensure that, at all times, its employees, contractors, consultants, sub-contractors carry out their duties with all reasonable skill and care customary for the type of scientific research and development work covered by this Agreement and shall at all times comply with all applicable laws and regulations; record experimental data and all other material information relating to the CAPSUGEL Development Activities in individual notebooks or other appropriate formats and treat the same as Confidential Information; ensure that, at all times, its employees, contractors, consultants and sub-contractors are fully aware of and comply with the confidentiality provisions of their respective contracts which, for the avoidance of doubt, are comparable to the confidentiality provisions set out in this Agreement; keep CARDAX informed of the progress of the CAPSUGEL Development Activities by providing bi-weekly written reports and such other interim reports or updates as CARDAX may reasonably request.   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 11





     7.2 Representations and Warranties of CARDAX. CARDAX hereby represents and warrants to CAPSUGEL as follows:     (a) CARDAX is a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and authorized to do business wherever necessary to fulfill the terms and conditions of this Agreement;         (b) CARDAX has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform its covenants, duties and obligations described in this Agreement;         (c) This Agreement is the valid, legal and binding obligation of CARDAX, enforceable in accordance with its terms;         (d) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of CARDAX's covenants, duties and obligations described in this Agreement constitute or will constitute a default under or conflict with any judgment, decree or order of any court or other governmental body to which CARDAX is subject and will not conflict or be inconsistent with or result in the termination, modification, breach or default under the terms of any contract, commitment, covenant, agreement, instrument, document or understanding to which CARDAX is a party;         (e) CARDAX is not a party to, nor to CARDAX's knowledge is CARDAX as of the Effective Date threatened with, any legal or equitable action or proceeding before any court, arbitrator, administrative agency or other tribunal which is reasonably likely to adversely affect its ability to execute and deliver this Agreement or fully and timely perform its covenants, duties and obligations described in this Agreement; and         (f) CARDAX has obtained and continuously maintains all permits, authorizations and licenses issued by all federal, state and local governmental agencies and authorities necessary for the conduct of CARDAX's businesses as of the Effective Date.

Disclaimer. THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE THE PARTIES' ONLY WARRANTIES AND NO OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, WILL APPLY. EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT THAT ARE NOT EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 12





    Section 8   Indemnification   8.1 CAPSUGEL's Indemnification of CARDAX. CAPSUGEL shall indemnify, defend and hold CARDAX, its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all third party Losses suffered, incurred or sustained by CARDAX or to which CARDAX becomes subject at any time, to the extent arising out of or resulting, directly or indirectly, from: (a) any breach of CAPSUGEL's representations, warranties or obligations under this Agreement; (b) any personal injury, death or property damage caused by the possession, use, or consumption by any person of any Product that does not comply with the Specification in any way or is the result of actions or inactions of CAPSUGEL in its manufacturing or is alleged to result from any inherent risk of the Formulation or a defect in the Formulation; and (c) any other negligent act or omission on the part of CAPSUGEL, its Affiliates or their respective employees or agents except, in each case, to the extent such claims are attributable to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of CARDAX.   8.2 CARDAX's Indemnification of CAPSUGEL. CARDAX shall indemnify, defend and hold CAPSUGEL, its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all third party Losses suffered, incurred or sustained by CAPSUGEL or to which CAPSUGEL becomes subject at any time, to the extent arising out of or resulting, directly or indirectly, from (a) any breach of CARDAX's representations, warranties or obligations under this Agreement; (b) any personal injury, death or property damage caused by the possession, use or consumption by any person of any Product supplied by CAPSUGEL under this Agreement that does not comply with the Specifications as a result of actions or inactions of CARDAX or is alleged to result from any inherent risk of the Product or a defect in the Active Ingredient; and (c) any other negligent act or omission on the part of CARDAX, its Affiliates or their respective employees or agents except, in each case, to the extent such claims are attributable to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of CAPSUGEL.   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 13





    8.3 Indemnification Process. If CARDAX, Affiliates or their respective employees, servants or agents, or CAPSUGEL, its Affiliates or their respective employees, servants or agents (in each case an Indemnified Party), receive any written claim which such Indemnified Party believes is the subject of indemnity hereunder by the other Party hereto (an Indemnifying Party), the Indemnified Party shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after forming such belief, give notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party, provided that the failure to give timely notice to the Indemnifying Party as contemplated hereby shall not release the Indemnifying Party from any liability to the Indemnified Party unless the Indemnifying Party demonstrates that the defense of such claim is prejudiced by such failure. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, by prompt notice to the Indemnified Party to assume the defense of such claim at its cost, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. If the Indemnifying Party does not so assume the defense of such claim or, having done so, does not diligently pursue such defense, the Indemnified Party may assume the defense, with counsel of its choice, but at the cost of the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party so assumes the defense, it shall have absolute control of the litigation; the Indemnified Party may, nevertheless, participate therein through counsel of its choice and at its cost. The Party not assuming the defense of any such claim shall render all reasonable assistance to the Party assuming such defense, and out-of-pocket costs of such assistance shall be for the account of the Indemnifying Party. No such claim shall be settled other than by the Party defending the same, and then only with the consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that the Indemnified Party shall have no obligation to consent to any settlement of any such claim which (i) imposes on the Indemnified Party any liability or obligation which cannot be assumed or performed in full by the Indemnifying Party, (ii) does not unconditionally release the Indemnified Party, (iii) does require a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates or (iv) does impose any restrictions on the conduct of business by the Indemnified Party or its Affiliates.   8.4 Limitation of Damages.  IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. Except in the event of (i) a Party's gross negligence or willful misconduct and/or (ii) a Party's breach of its confidentiality obligation, the total liability of one Party to the other Party (and its Affiliates) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Products, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), statute or otherwise, shall, to the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Law, be limited to the amount of revenues it receives under this Agreement.   8.5 Insurance. During the Term and for a period of two (2) years after the termination of the Agreement or the expiry date of the last batch manufactured whichever is later, thereafter, each Party shall obtain and maintain, at its sole expense adequate product liability insurance for the Product as it reasonably deems necessary and appropriate. Evidence of coverage, in the form of certificates of insurance, shall be provided promptly upon registration of the Product in given countries and as reasonably requested thereafter.   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 14





    Section 9   Confidentiality and Publicity   Confidentiality. The Parties agree that the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement entered into between the parties dated Nov 19, 2013 shall govern this Agreement.   Section 10   Term and Termination   10.1 Term and Renewal. [***] In addition, any contract entered into by the Parties with a Marketer for the Product shall survive termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, including any renewal rights provided therein.   10.2 Termination for Breach . A material breach that is subject to cure that is not cured within [***] of written notice of breach shall be cause for termination, provided that if the breaching party is diligently pursuing in good faith the remedy of the breach at the expiration of such [***] cure period, then such [***] cure period shall be extended for a reasonable period to effect the cure. Upon any breach by CAPSUGEL, CARDAX shall be permitted to use all Intellectual Property of CAPSUGEL used in the Formulation and the Product to the extent necessary for the development and marketing of the Product. Upon any breach by CARDAX, CAPSUGEL shall be permitted to use all Intellectual Property of CARDAX used in the Active Ingredient and the Product to the extent necessary for the development and marketing of the Product in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as of the date of such termination.   10.3 Termination for Bankruptcy . This Agreement may be terminated by either Party, forthwith, or at any time thereafter by notice to the other if the other becomes bankrupt or insolvent, or enters into liquidation whether compulsorily or voluntarily, or convenes a meeting of its creditors, or has a receiver appointed over all or part of its assets, or ceases for any reason to carry on business.   10.4 Development or Commercial Non-Viability.   In the event that CAPSUGEL reasonably determines that the development of the Compound Formulation is not feasible with Commercially Reasonable Efforts in accordance with the Development Plan, with such changes as reasonably requested by CAPSUGEL, then CAPSUGEL may discontinue the development of the Compound Formulation and Product and terminate this Agreement, in which case, CARDAX shall have the right to license the Intellectual Property Rights as provided in Section 4.   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 15





    In the event that CARDAX reasonably determines that, with Commercially Reasonable Efforts by the Parties, the development of a Product is not feasible due to any legal, or technical developments with respect to the Product, including but not limited to conflicts of Intellectual Property Rights; withdrawal of a Product by a major regulatory agency for safety or efficacy reasons; or inability of the Parties to produce a Product that passes FDA required biostudies, in which such developments make the Product nonviable or that the Product is not acceptable to any applicable Marketer, then, CARDAX may elect to discontinue the development of the Product and terminate this Agreement.   10.5 Termination for Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be liable to the other for default or delay in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement if such default or delay shall be caused directly or indirectly by accident, fire, flood, riot, war, terrorism, act of God, embargo, strike, failure or delay of normal source of supply of materials, or delay of carriers, equipment failure or complete or partial shutdown of plant by any of the foregoing causes or other causes beyond its reasonable control, including FDA action (Force Majeure).   10.6 No Waiver. The failure of either Party to terminate this Agreement by reason of the breach of any of its provisions by the other Party shall not be construed as a waiver of the rights or remedies available for any subsequent breach of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.   10.7 Property. In the event of termination of this Agreement for whatever cause, in addition to the other obligations of the Parties hereunder, each Party shall return to the other Party or to the other Party's designee no later than thirty (30) days after the effective date of termination all of such other Party's property, including all proprietary information, in its possession, except to the extent required to be retained by law or to comply with such Party's continuing obligations hereunder.   10.8 Survival. The provisions of Sections 3.6, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 11 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.   Section 11   Miscellaneous   11.1 Dispute Resolution. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance under the laws of the State of New York. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of this Agreement, or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof, shall be discussed between the senior management of the Parties who will attempt to resolve the matter amicably. Any disputes which cannot be resolved in this way within sixty (60) days of one Party notifying the other of the existence of a dispute shall be finally settled before JAMS in accordance with the expedited arbitration procedures of JAMS. The arbitration shall be conducted in English in New York, New York, USA. The costs of the arbitration payable to JAMS shall be funded equally by the parties, provided that the prevailing party shall be reimbursed for such costs and expenses and its own actual out of pocket costs   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 16





    11.2 Integration and Amendment . This Agreement, the Exhibits hereto contain the complete agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. All previous and collateral agreements, representations, warranties, promises and conditions relating to the subject matter of this Agreement are superseded by this Agreement. This Agreement may only be amended by a written instrument duly executed by the Parties hereto.   11.3 Assignment. Neither Party may assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party; provided, however that either Party may assign in connection with a merger or sale of all or substantially all of its stock or assets, provided the assignee agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.   11.4 Waiver. No waiver of any default by either Party shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any subsequent default with respect to the same or any other provision hereof. No waiver shall be effective unless made in writing with specific reference to this Agreement and signed by a duly authorized representative of the Party granting the waiver.   11.5 Notice. Any notice or request expressly provided for or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing, delivered manually or by mail, e- mail, or facsimile and shall be deemed sufficiently given if and when received by the Party to be notified at its address first set forth below, or if and when mailed by registered mail or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such Party at such address, or upon delivery confirmation. Either Party, by notice to the other, may change its address for receiving such notices.     If to CAPSUGEL: CAPSUGEL US, LLC   412 Mt. Kemble Ave. Suite 200C   Morristown, NJ 07960 USA   Attn: President, Dosage Form Solutions Telephone: [***] Facsimile: [***] E-mail: [***]     With a copy to CAPSUGEL US, LLC   412 Mt. Kemble Ave. Suite 200C   Morristown, NJ 07960 USA   Attn: General Counsel Telephone: [***] Facsimile: [***] E-mail: [***]   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 17





      If to CARDAX: CARDAX, Inc.   2800 Woodlawn Dr., Suite 129   Honolulu, HI 96822   Attn: President and CEO Telephone: [***] Facsimile: [***] E-mail: [***]     With a copy to  Herrick, Feinstein LLP   2 Park Avenue   New York, NY 10016   Attn: Richard M. Morris Telephone: [***] Facsimile: [***] E-mail: [***]   11.6 Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be treated as a separate and independent clause, and the unenforceability of any one clause shall in no way impair the enforceability of any of the other clauses herein. Moreover, if one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to scope, activity, subject or otherwise so as to be unenforceable at law, such provision or provisions shall be construed by the appropriate judicial body or arbitration panel by limiting or reducing such provision or provisions, so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent allowable under the applicable law as such law shall then be.   11.7 Independent Contractors. Each Party hereto shall be an independent contractor of the other. Neither Party shall be the legal agent of the other for any purpose whatsoever and therefore has no right or authority to make or underwrite any promise, warranty or representation, to execute any contract or otherwise to assume any obligation or responsibility in the name of or on behalf of the other Party, except to the extent specifically authorized in writing by the other Party. Neither Party shall be bound by or liable to any third persons for acts or obligations or debts incurred by the other toward such third party, except to the extent specifically agreed to in writing by the Party to be so bound. This Agreement shall not create a partnership or other similar arrangement.   11.8 Announcement. The Parties agree to coordinate external communications (e.g. joint press release) regarding this collaboration.   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 18





    11.9 Headings; Interpretation. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, do not form a part of this Agreement and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase but not limited to. All references herein to Sections, Sections and Exhibits shall be deemed references to Sections and Sections of, and Exhibits to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. All Exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. Words such as herein, hereof, hereto, hereby and hereunder refer to this Agreement and to the Exhibits, taken as a whole. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein: (a) any reference in this Agreement to any agreement shall mean such agreement as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time; (b) any reference in this Agreement to any law shall include corresponding provisions of any successor law and any regulations and rules promulgated pursuant to such law or such successor law; and (c) all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, as in effect in the United States from time to time.   11.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the Parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which counterparts taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.   * * * Signature Page Follows * * *   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 19





    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized representatives as of the day and year first above written.   CAPSUGEL US, LLC   By: /s/ Amit Patel   Name: Amit Patel   Title: President, Dosage Form Solutions     CARDAX, INC.   By: /s/ David G. Watumull   Name: David G. Watumull   Title: President and CEO     CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 20





    EXHIBIT A   DEVELOPMENT PLAN   [***]   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 21





    EXHIBIT B   SPECIFICATIONS   As provided in Section 1.26, to be provided upon conclusion of the Development Plan   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 22





    EXHIBIT C   [***]   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 23





    EXHIBIT D   MASS MARKET CHANNELS   [***]   CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. OMISSIONS ARE DESIGNATED [***]. A COMPLETE VERSION OF THIS EXHIBIT HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 24 
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT

This Intellectual Property Agreement (this Agreement) is entered into in ShenZhen on February 08, 2007 between the following two parties:

Party A: JingWei HengTong Technology (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd. (经纬恒通科技（深圳）有限公司 )  Registration Address: Room 1605 B,Tianan Hi-tech Plaza Tower A,Tian An Cyber Park,Futian District,Shenzhen,China

Party B: ShenZhen JingWei Communication Co., Ltd.(深圳经纬通信技术有限公司) Registration Address: Tianxiang Building Block A 13th, Tian An Cyber Park, Futian District, Shenzhen.

WHEREAS:

1.   Party A, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise incorporated under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the PRC), which has the right of the intellectual property (including but not limited to Trademark, the Ownership of Consumer Data Base, Software Copyright and License) specified in the Appendix I of this Agreement (the intellectual property).

2.   Party B is a limited liability company duly incorporated and validly existing under the PRC law, which is licensed by relevant government authorities to engage in the internet information service value-added telecommunication service;

3.   Party A agrees to license the non- exclusive right to use the intellectual property pursuant to this Agreement to Party B in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein and Party B agrees to accept the right to use the intellectual property on the same terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, both Parties agree as follows:

1.   Grant of License

1.1   The Intellectual Property

1.1.1   Upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, Party A hereby agrees to grant and Party B hereby agree to accept the right to use the intellectual property in PRC. The license under this Agreement is a non-exclusive, non-assignable and non-transferable license.

1.1.2   Party A owns the sole and exclusive right of the intellectual property, including any improvement, upgrades and derived products, no matter whether such products are created by Party A or Party B. The right and obligation under 1.1.2 of this article shall survive upon termination of this Agreement.

1.2   Scope

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1.2.1   The Intellectual Property granted to Party B shall only be used to the scope of Party B's Business operated by Party B. Party B shall not sub-license the Intellectual Property to others or use the Intellectual Property in the third party's training, business share, lease without the consent from Party A, unless there are opposite stipulations in this Agreement.

1.2.2   The use right granted under this Agreement is only valid in the PRC. Party B agrees not to directly or indirectly use or authorize to use the Intellectual Property in the other regions.

2.   Terms of Payment: Party B agrees to pay Party A the Intellectual Property License fees (the License Fees) and the specified amount of the license fees and the form of payment are set forth in Appendix 2. Party A has the right to exempt the obligation of payment or adjust the amount of the License Fees set forth in Appendix 2 according to the actual circumstances from time to time.

3.   Party A's Rights and Protection of the Party A's Rights

3.1   Party B agrees, during the term of this Agreement, or thereafter, not to query the copyright or any rights of Party A in connection with the Intellectual Property, and conduct any actions that is deemed by Party A as harmful to its rights or license.

3.2   Party B agrees to provide necessary assistances to help Party A to protect the rights of Intellectual Property. Party A may participate the lawsuits related to the claims of compensation with its own desire, on behalf of itself, Party B or both Parties, once any third party claims the compensation in connection with the Intellectual Property of Party A. If any third party infringes any right of Intellectual Property, Party B shall notify Party A immediately in written of such infringements within the scope that it knows, and only Party A has the right to take actions against such infringements.

3.3   Party B agrees to use the Intellectual Property only pursuant to this Agreement and not to use the Intellectual Property by manner of deceit, misleading or others manners that are deemed by Party A as harmful to the Intellectual Property or the reputation of Party A.

4.   Confidentiality

4.1   Party B shall protect and maintain the confidentiality of any and all confidential data and information acknowledged or received by Party B from Party A (collectively the Confidential Information). Upon termination of this Agreement, Party B shall return Confidential Information to Party A or destroy it itself and delete Confidential Information from any electronic devices and cease to use them as required by Party A. Party B shall not disclose, grant or transfer any Confidential Information to any third party and will not use the Confidential Information without Party A's written consent.

4.2   Both Parties agree that the Article 4 shall survive whatever this agreement is amended, rescinded or terminated.

5.   Representations and Warranties

5.1   Party A represents and warrants as follows:

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5.1.1   Party A is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the PRC.

5.1.2   Party A, subject to its company power and business scope, has taken necessary company actions to get the proper authorization and the consents or approvals (if necessary) from other third party or governments, without breaching any restricts of the laws and company that binds or affects Party A to execute and perform this Agreement.

5.1.3   The Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party A and will be enforceable against Party A in accordance with its terms upon its execution.

5.1.4   Party A owned copyright or license of the Intellectual Property.

5.2   Party B represents and warrants as follows:

5.2.1   Party B is a company duly registered and validly existing under the laws of the PRC and is licensed by relevant government authorities to engage in the internet information service value-added telecommunication service.

5.2.2   Party B, subject to its company power and business scope, has taken necessary company actions to get the proper authorization and the consents or approvals (if necessary) from other third party or governments, without breaching any restricts of the laws and company that binds or affects Party B to execute and perform this Agreement.

5.2.3   The Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of Party B and will be enforceable against Party B in accordance with its terms upon its execution.

6.   Effective Date and Term

6.1 This Agreement has been duly executed as of the date first set forth above and shall be effective simultaneously. The term of this Agreement is five (5) years unless the early termination in accordance with this Agreement. However, Party A and Party B shall review this Agreement every six (6) months to determine whether any amendment or supplement to the Agreement is necessary by considering the circumstances after the executing of this Agreement.

6.2   This Agreement may be extended by both Parties in writing upon the expiration of this Agreement. The term of extension will be decided by the consultation of both Parties.

7.   Termination

7.1   Early Termination

Without prejudice to any legal or other rights or remedies of the party who asks for termination of this Agreement, any Party has the right to terminate this Agreement immediately with written notice to the other party in the event the other party materially breaches this Agreement including but not limited to the obligation under Article 3 of this Agreement and fails to cure its breach within thirty (30) days from the date it receives written notice of its breach from the non-breaching party. During the term of this Agreement, Party A may terminate this Agreement at any time with a written notice to Party B 30 days before such termination.

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7.2   Effect of Termination or Expiration

Upon and after the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Party B shall not have all rights granted pursuant to this Agreement and will refrain from further direct or indirect use of the Intellectual Property.

8.   Force Majeure

8.1   Force Majeure, which includes but not limited to acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion, typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning or war, means any event that is beyond the party's reasonable control and cannot be prevented with reasonable care of the affected party. However, any shortage of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event beyond the party's reasonable control. The party affected by Force Majeure and seeks for the exemption from performing the obligations under this Agreement shall inform the other party of such exemption and any action taken by it for performing this Agreement.

8.2   In the event that the affected party is delayed in or prevented from performing its obligations under this Agreement by Force Majeure, only within the scope of such delay or prevention, the affected party will not be responsible for any damage by reason of such a failure or delay of performance. The affected party shall take appropriate manners to minimize or remove the effects of Force Majeure and attempt to resume the performance of the obligations delayed or prevented by the event of Force Majeure. Once the event of Force Majeure is removed, both parties agree to resume the performance of this Agreement with their best efforts.

9.   Settlement of Disputes: Both Parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the interpretation or performance through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through consultation within 30 days after one party ask for consultation, each party can submit such matter to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the CIETAC) in accordance with its rules, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in Chinese and shall take place in Beijing. The arbitration award shall be final and conclusive and binding upon the parties and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

10.   Notices: Notices or other communications required to be given by any party pursuant to this Agreement shall be written in English and Chinese and delivered personally or sent by registered mail or postage prepaid mail or by a recognized courier service or by facsimile transmission to the address of relevant each party or both parties set forth below or other address of the party or of the other addressees specified by such party from time to time. The date when the notice is deemed to be duly served shall be determined as the follows: (a) a notice delivered personally is deemed duly served upon the delivery; (b) a notice sent by mail is deemed duly served the tenth (10th) day after the date when the air registered mail with postage prepaid has been sent out (as is shown on the postmark), or the fourth (4th) day after the delivery date to the internationally recognized courier service agency; and (c) a notice sent by facsimile transmission is deemed duly served upon the receipt time as is shown on the transmission confirmation of relevant documents.   Intellectual Property Agreement 4





  Party A: JingWei HengTong Technology (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd. Address: Room 1605 B,Tianan Hi-tech Plaza Tower A,Tian An Cyber Park,Futian District,Shenzhen Attn: Ms. Wei Zhang Fax: 86-0755-82924449     Tel: 86-0755-82924488

Party B: ShenZhen JingWei Communication Co., Ltd. Address: Tianxiang Building Block A 13th, Tian An Cyber Park, Futian District, Shenzhen. Attn: Mr. Wei Li Fax: 86-0755-82924449     Tel: 86-0755-82924488

11.   Assignment or Sublicense: This Agreement and all the rights and obligations of Party B hereunder shall not be assigned, pledged, sublicensed without the prior written consent of Party A.

12.   Applicable Law: The validity, implementation and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of PRC.

13.   Amendment and Supplement: Any amendment and supplement of this Agreement shall be made by both parties in writing. The amendment and supplement duly executed by both parties shall be deemed as a part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect as this Agreement.

14.   Severability: If any clause hereof is judged as invalid or non-enforceable according to relevant laws, such clause shall be deemed invalid only within the applicable area of the Laws and without affecting other clauses hereof in any way.

15.   Appendices: The Appendices referred to in this Agreement are an integral part of this Agreement and have the same legal effect as this Agreement.

IN WITNESS THEREOF Both Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf by a duly authorized representative as of the date first set forth above.

Party A: JingWei HengTong Technology (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd.  Legal Representative/Authorized Representative:      Seal:

Party B: ShenZhen JingWei Communication Co., Ltd. Legal Representative/Authorized Representative:      Seal:

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Appendix 1

List of Intellectual property

Item Certificate Name Certificate number Issue date

1 Product Registration Certificate (Operation analysisV1.0) (经篛分析炑件V1.0) 深 DGY - 2003 - 0164 2003.3.6

2 Product Registration Certificate (NGNbilling and operationV2.1)(NGN综合篛帐和瑟狇炑件V2.1) 深 DGY - 2005 - 0030 2005.1.27

3 Product Registration Certificate (YL-2000Telecom operation billingV3.X)(宇恧YL-2000电信业务瑟狇帐务系统V3.X) 深 DGY - 2001 - 0177 2001.6.15

4 Product Registration Certificate (YLDC-2000multiserver data collectionV2.10)(YLDC-2000羬机渹椺炑件V2.10) 深 DGY - 2003 - 0163 2003.3.6

5 Product Registration Certificate (YL-2001major account managementV2.0)(YL-2001大客户管理炑件V2.0) 深 DGY - 2003 - 0105 2003.3.6

6 Product Registration Certificate (Data ware housingV1.0)(新宇恧炑件数据仓库炑件V1.0) 深 DGY - 2006 - 0780 2006.3.16

7 Product Registration Certificate (GT800-OBSSoperationV3.0)新宇恧GT800-OBSS篛帐炑件V3.0) 深 DGY - 2006 - 0363 2006.4.29

8 software ownership certificate (NGNopeation and billingV2.1)(NGN综合篛帐和瑟狇炑件V2.1) 2005SR02400 2005.03.03

9 software ownership certificate (telecom operation strategic analysisV1.0)(电信决策支持系统V1.0) 2004SR03050 2004.04.08

List of Consumer Data Acquisition and Management Contracts

  Contract Contract Partner 1 Consumer Data Acquisition and Management Contract ShenZhen HongTian Hi-Tech Development Co, Ltd 深圳市宏天攨科技发展有榰公司 2 Consumer Data Acquisition and Management Contract ShenZhen Doubi Digital Tech Co, Ltd 深圳市多比数码技术有榰公司 3 Consumer Data Acquisition and Management Contract GuangDong FengDa Hi-Tech Co, Ltd 广东丰灂攨科技有榰公司   Intellectual Property Agreement 6





Appendix 2 Account and payment method of License Fee

Party B should pay for All Intellectual Property RMB 1,000,000 per year to Party A as license fee. Party B shall pay the license fee to the account designated by Party A before December 31 each year. Party A has the right to determine whether or not to exempt the Party B's obligation to pay license fee at its discretion.   Intellectual Property Agreement 7 
Question: Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Non-Transferable License that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: Does the contract limit the ability of a party to transfer the license being granted to a third party?
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Exhibit 10.1     SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT   BY AND BETWEEN   ANTHEMIC, LLC & VNUE   This Sponsorship Agreement (the Agreement) is entered into as of JUNE 23, 2015 (the Effective Date) by and between ANTHEMIC, LLC (ANTHEMIC) and VNUE INC (the Sponsor).   A. ANTHEMIC is producing FLOODFEST Chicago 2015. In this Agreement, Event means the FLOODfest Event at the Virgin Hotel Chicago. The Event is scheduled for Thursday July 30, 2015 thru Saturday, August 1st, 2015 (the Event Date(s)).   B. VNUE is a video streaming App/Technology Company. ANTHEMIC and VNUE both want VNUE to be a sponsor of the Event under the terms of this Agreement.   For and in consideration of the mutual covenants, rights, and obligations set forth in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:   1. Sponsorship.   (a) During  the term of this Agreement, the Sponsor will be a co-presenting sponsor of FLOODfest Chicago at Virgin Hotel, which entitles the Sponsor to the following:   (i) Sponsor will be a non-exclusive co-presenting sponsor of the Event.   (ii) ANTHEMIC shall provide to Sponsor space for a VNUE activation on the 3rd Floor at Virgin Hotel (the Sponsor area). This space will be roughly 10 feet by 10 feet (100 square feet).   (iii) Sponsor shall receive access to the On-Site Event Dates location for onsite distribution of Company approved marketing materials. Specific amount of said materials To Be Determined, after being mutually agreed upon by both ANTHEMIC and VNUE.   (iv) Sponsor will be included as co-presenting partner upon on-site signage.   (v) Distribute approved promotional materials as part of VNUE's activation, VNUE responsible for staffing of said activation.   (vi) Conduct demonstrations, approved activation in designated area on 3rd Floor   (vii) Name  or logo usage of FLOODfest Chicago use, No Rights for use of official Lollapalooza Festival are given as part of this sponsorship.   (viii) Rights to event marks subject to FLOOD Magazine and ANTHEMIC approval.   (ix) The Sponsor's logo or name on Event website and opt in on RSVP page for event   (x) Full page ad in fall issue of FLOOD Magazine   (xi) Dedicated e-mail sent to attendees post-event to watch and/ or listen to FLOODfest content

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  (xii) One month ROS of FLOODMAGAZINE.COM. Campaign beginning August 2015. All finished art and deliverables must be sent from VNUE to ANTHEMIC by no later than July 15, 2015 to insure inclusion. Refer to media plan for specific dates. (xiii) The Sponsor's logo or name on all print and/or web Event collateral (xiv) The Sponsor's logo or name included on Event website and opt-in RSVP pages, as follows: FLOODmagazine.com/ FLOODfestChicago and/ or FLOODfest.com (xv) The Sponsor's logo or name also included on any FLOODfest Chicago flyers (digital and/ or physical). (xvi) The Sponsor's logo or name also included on FLOODfest Chicago-dedicated email blasts, both pre and post event. These email blasts will include a call to action to watch and/ or listen to content from FLOODfest Chicago shows, with a link to download the VNUE app. (xvii) Post-event email blast(s) will go out as soon as possible, once the FLOODfest Chicago content is ready, ideally targeting that next Monday, August 10, 2015. Formal blast date will be dependent upon turn-around time of content from VNUE (maximum ANTHEMIC/ FLOOD Magazine turnaround time = VNUE content delivery date+7 days). This post-event email blast will go out to tall ANTHEMIC and FLOOD Magazine RSVP's, as well as our FLOOD Magazine's national newsletter list of roughly 100,000 recipients. (xviii) There will be a press release generated by ANTHEMIC and FLOOD Magazine for FLOODfest Chicago. This press release will include mention of VNUE as co-presenting sponsor of said event. (xix) ANTHEMIC and FLOOD Magazine will promote FLOODfest Chicago content page(s), including The Sponsor logo or name via FLOOD Magazine socials including: Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. (xx) FLOOD Magazine will have at least one future editorial piece based around FLOODfest Chicago content, and VNUE will be featured within this piece. (xxi) FLOODfest Chicago data will be collected, compiled and forwarded to VNUE by Monday August 10, 2015. (xxii) VNUE may include approved FLOOD Magazine logo or name on top of videos. VNUE is also approved to use the phrasing FLOODfest LIVE at Virgin Hotel Chicago above applicable FLOODfest Chicago video content. (xxiii) ANTHEMIC and/ or FLOOD Magazine agree to introduce key VNUE personnel/ staff to key VIRGIN HOTEL CHICAGO personnel/ staff, upon receipt of final payment, on or before July 15, 2015. (b) All  costs associated with the creation, operation and management of the Sponsor Area and  any activities conducted, included (without limitation) the set-up, breakdown and staffing of the Sponsor Area, recording and filming of live shows, and artist and label/ mechanical clearances shall be the sole responsibility of the Sponsor.

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    (c) ANTHEMIC will have no liability whatsoever for (and Sponsor shall indemnify and hold ANTHEMIC harmless for) any injuries to persons, or loss of damage to property arising out of or  in any way related to the Sponsor Area, or to any property, materials, products and/or merchandise which Sponsor uses, distributes and/or exhibits during Event Dates.       2. Sponsorship Consideration.       (a) To be a sponsor of the Event, the Sponsor will pay ANTHEMIC the following:

Fee Due Dates

$75,000 - Sponsorship Fee $50,000 due upon receipt of this term sheet   $25,000 final balance payment due upon announcement date of July 15, 2015.

  (b) If the Sponsor fails to pay ANTHEMIC within the designated time period, then interest will begin to accrue immediately on the past due amount at the rate of the lesser of the maximum amount allowed by law or 10% annually. If it becomes necessary for ANTHEMIC to retain legal counsel to collect any portion of the fees due under this Agreement, in addition to all such fees, the Sponsor will be liable for payment of all legal fees incurred by ANTHEMIC plus interest at the maximum rate permitted by law on any late payments plus any other costs of collection.   3.  Term and Termination: This term of this Agreement commences on the Effective Date and terminates on August 2nd, 2015 upon completion of event. ANTHEMIC may at any time terminate this Agreement if the Sponsor breaches any material term or provision of this Agreement.   4. Sponsorship of Future FLOODfest Chicago event. Before April 1, 2016 ANTHEMIC will not discuss in any manner with any person or entity (other than the Sponsor) to be a sponsor of the Event in the Video App category. If ANTHEMIC produces the Event in 2016 and seeks a sponsor in the category, ANTHEMIC will first contact the Sponsor and provide the Sponsor with written notice (the Notice) of the terms under which the Sponsor can be the category sponsor for the 2016 Event. The Sponsor will have 15 days from receipt of the Notice to accept the terms to be the category sponsor of the 2014 Event. If the Sponsor decides not to be the category sponsor of the 2016 Event or fails to timely respond to the Notice, then ANTHEMIC may approach other parties to be the category sponsor.

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  5. License.   (a) The Sponsor grants ANTHEMIC a license to use the Sponsor's name, logo, and other identifying characteristics in promoting the Event. ANTHEMIC may use the Sponsor's name, logo, and other identifying characteristics on merchandise related to the Event, and the Sponsor is not entitled to any compensation from the sale of such merchandise. The right to use the Sponsor's name, logo and other identifying characteristics in connection with merchandise for the 2015 Event survives termination of this Agreement. After termination of this Agreement, ANTHEMIC may not design new merchandise that includes the Sponsor's name, logo, or other identifying characteristics for the 2015 Event but may produce additional previously designed and approved merchandise.   (b) During the term of this Agreement, the Sponsor may identify itself as a sponsor of the Event in any and all of its advertising for the Sponsor's products and or services in the Category. ANTHEMIC will provide the Sponsor with a suite of official logos and images for the Event to use on advertising, web site and other avenues as approved by ANTHEMIC. Any use by the Sponsor of the Event's name or logo must be approved in advance by ANTHEMIC. Any creative work used by the Sponsor with respect to this Agreement must be approved by ANTHEMIC.   (c) Any use by ANTHEMIC of the Sponsor's name or logo, must be approved in advance by the Sponsor. Subject to the preceding, ANTHEMIC has absolute control and discretion regarding all signage at the Event.   (d)  ANTHEMIC acknowledges the Sponsor's exclusive ownership in the Sponsor's trademarks and further acknowledges that the trademarks are unique and original to the Sponsor and that the Sponsor is the owner of the trademarks. ANTHEMIC will not, at any time during or after the Effective Date, dispute or contest, directly or indirectly, the Sponsor's exclusive ownership in the Sponsor's trademarks. ANTHEMIC acknowledges that its use of the Sponsor's trademarks inures to the Sponsor's benefit, and that ANTHEMIC will not acquire any ownership in the Sponsor's trademarks as a result of the license granted by this Agreement.   (e)  The Sponsor acknowledges ANTHEMIC's exclusive ownership in their respective trademarks and further acknowledges that the trademarks are unique and original to ANTHEMIC and that ANTHEMIC are the owners of their respective trademarks. The Sponsor will not, at any time after the Effective Date, dispute or contest, directly or indirectly, ANTHEMIC's exclusive ownership in their respective trademarks. The Sponsor acknowledges that its use of ANTHEMIC's trademarks inures to ANTHEMIC's benefit, and that the Sponsor will not acquire any ownership in ANTHEMIC's trademarks as a result of the license granted by this Agreement.

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  The Sponsor acknowledges that it has no claims or rights in the FLOODfest trademark and, during or after the Term of this Agreement, will not assert any claim in the FLOODfest trademark.   6. Sponsor Merchandise. The Sponsor may not distribute any merchandise or articles at the Event without ANTHEMIC's prior written consent.   7. Force Majeure. Any delay or failure of either party to perform its obligations under this Agreement is excused to the extent that it is caused by an event or occurrence beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, actions by governmental authority (whether valid or invalid), fires, floods, windstorms, explosions, riots, natural disasters, wars, sabotage or labor problems, provided the party claiming force majeure promptly notifies the other party of the event of force majeure, the anticipated duration of the event of force majeure, and the steps being taken to remedy the failure.   8. Rain or Shine. ANTHEMIC anticipates that the Event will be held regardless of the weather. If the Event cannot be held on the scheduled dates, ANTHEMIC will make good faith efforts to re-schedule the Event. The Sponsor must provide the consideration in Section 2 regardless of whether the Event is actually held.   9. Warranties.   (a) The Sponsor's Warranty. The Sponsor warrants to ANTHEMIC that: (i) the Sponsor has the right and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) the Sponsor will perform its obligations under this Agreement in a commercially reasonable manner; (iii) the Sponsor's marks do not and will not violate any applicable law or regulation or infringe any proprietary, intellectual property, contract or tort right of any person; and (iv) the Sponsor owns its marks and all intellectual property rights therein.   (b) ANTHEMIC Warranty. ANTHEMIC represents and warrants to the Sponsor that: (i) ANTHEMIC has the rights and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and that, in doing so, it will not violate the rights of any third parties; (ii) any ANTHEMIC- provided materials (including trademarks) will not contain any content, materials or advertising that actually or potentially violates any applicable law or regulation or infringe any proprietary, intellectual property, contract or tort right of any person; and (iii) ANTHEMIC will perform its obligations under this Agreement in a commercially reasonable manner.

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  10. Indemnification.   (a)  By The Sponsor.  The Sponsor will indemnify, hold harmless and defend ANTHEMIC, and their directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees and agents from and against any action, claim, demand, expense, or liability, including reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs incurred in connection with any claim, demand, or suit for damages, injunction, or other relief to the extent such claim arises out of: (i) any allegation that the Sponsor's marks infringe a third person's copyright or trademark right, or misappropriate a third person's trade secret; (ii) any gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Sponsor; (iii) Sponsor's products; (iv) consumer or other contesting/ prizing. ANTHEMIC will have the right to participate, at its own cost, in the defense of any such claim through counsel of its own choosing.   (b) By ANTHEMIC. ANTHEMIC will indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Sponsor, and its directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any action, claim, demand, expense, or liability, including reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs incurred in connection with any claim, demand, or suit for damages, injunction, or other relief to the extent such claim arises out of: (i) any allegation that ANTHEMIC's marks infringe a third person's copyright or trademark right, or misappropriate a third person's trade secret; or (ii) any gross negligence or willful misconduct of ANTHEMIC. The Sponsor will have the right to participate, at its own cost, in the defense of any such claim through counsel of its own choosing.   11. Insurance. Without limiting or qualifying the Sponsor's liabilities, obligations, or indemnities, before the Event, the Sponsor will obtain, at its sole cost and expense, a comprehensive general liability insurance policy from a company acceptable to ANTHEMIC and authorized to do business in the state of Illinois with limits of no less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence and $2,000,000.00 as an annual aggregate. The insurance mentioned in the preceding sentence will name ANTHEMIC as additional insured. The Sponsor will also maintain any statutorily required workers compensation insurance. The Sponsor will provide ANTHEMIC with properly executed certificates of insurance before the Sponsor provides any products or services at the Event, and the insurance will contain a provision that it cannot be reduced or cancelled unless and until the insurance company notifies ANTHEMIC. Any third party that performs services on the Event grounds on behalf of the Sponsor will be required to satisfy the same insurance requirements as provided in this section.   12. Independent Contractors. The parties and their respective personnel, are and will be independent contractors and neither party by virtue of this Agreement will have any right, power or authority to act or create any obligation on behalf of the other party, unless expressly provided in this Agreement.

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    13. Notices. All notices and payment given in accordance with this Agreement will be effective if hand delivered or sent by overnight courier or by certified mail, return receipt requested to the following addresses:   ANTHEMIC, LLC 5810 W. 3rd Street LA, CA 90036 Attn: Alan Sartirana     VNUE INC 2003 Western Avenue, Suite 460 Seattle, Washington 98121 ATTN: Matthew Carona   Addresses for notice may be changed from time to time by written notice to the other party. Any communication or payment given by mail will be effective upon the earlier of (a) five business days following deposit in a post office or other official depository under the care and custody of the United States Postal Service; or (b) actual receipt, as indicated by the return receipt. If notice or payment is given by personal delivery or by overnight air courier, the notice or payment will be effective when delivered to the appropriate address set forth above.   14.  LIMITATION OF DAMAGES. EXCEPT FOR INDEMNIFICATION  OBLIGATIONS DUE TO LIABILITIES TO THIRD PARTIES, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, POWER, BUSINESS GOOD WILL, REVENUE OR PROFIT, NOR FOR INCREASED EXPENSES, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OR NON PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT UNLESS THE DAMAGES AROSE DUE TO A PARTY'S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT.   15. Survival. Those provisions of this Agreement that by their nature extend  beyond termination or expiration of this Agreement will survive such termination or expiration.   16.  Assignment.  This Agreement is personal to each of the parties, and neither party may assign or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without first obtaining the other party's written consent.

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  17. Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement is to be governed and construed according to the laws of the State of California without regard to conflicts of law. The proper exclusive venue for resolution of any dispute related to this Agreement is only in Los Angeles, California, and both parties consent to jurisdiction and venue in Los Angeles, California.   18. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties relative to the subject matter and supersedes any other prior understandings, written or oral, between the parties with respect to this subject matter. No variations, modifications, or changes in the Agreement are binding on any party to the Agreement unless set forth in a document duly executed by or on behalf of such parties.   19. Section References. When this Agreement makes reference to an article, section, paragraph, clause, schedule or exhibit, that reference is to an article, section, paragraph, clause, schedule or exhibit of this Agreement unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Whenever the words include, includes, or including are used in this Agreement, they are deemed to be followed by the words without limitation.   20. Severability. If a mediator, arbitrator, or court holds, for any reason, that one or more provisions of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability will not affect any other provision of this Agreement, but such provision will be deemed deleted, and the deletion will not affect the validity of other provisions of this Agreement.   21. Counterparts. The parties may execute this Agreement in any number of counterparts, each of which is deemed an original, but all of which together constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile, PDF, or other electronic signature.   22. Construction. All parties have been advised to seek their own independent counsel concerning the interpretation and legal effect of this Agreement and have either obtained such counsel or have intentionally refrained from doing so and have knowingly and voluntarily waived such right. Consequently, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any drafting ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party will not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendment or exhibits.

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  By their representative's signature, the parties agree to and accept this Agreement.   ANTHEMIC, LLC   VNUE, INC               By: Alan Sartirana   By: /s/ Matthew Carona                 Title: CEO/ Founder   Title: CEO                 Date: June 23, 2015   Date: June 23rd 2015

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Question: Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Covenant Not To Sue that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: Is a party restricted from contesting the validity of the counterparty’s ownership of intellectual property or otherwise bringing a claim against the counterparty for matters unrelated to the contract?
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