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Form of Indemnification Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 GSI GROUP INC. 
 INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT 
 This Indemnification Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of
[            ], 2009 and is between GSI Group Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the province of New Brunswick (the “Company”), and
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(“Indemnitee”). 
 RECITALS 
 A. Indemnitee’s service to the Company substantially benefits the Company. 
 B. Individuals are
reluctant to serve as directors or officers of corporations or in certain other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or indemnification against the risks of claims and actions against them arising out of
such service. 
 C. Indemnitee does not regard the protection currently provided by applicable law, the Company’s governing documents
and any insurance as adequate under the present circumstances, and Indemnitee may not be willing to serve as a director or officer without additional protection. 
 D. In order to induce Indemnitee to continue to provide services to the Company, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company to contractually obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf
of, Indemnitee as permitted by applicable law. 
 E. This Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the indemnification provided in
the Company’s bylaws, and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and this Agreement shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor shall this Agreement be deemed to limit, diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder. 

The parties therefore agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions. 
 (a) A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to
occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events: 
 (i) Acquisition of Stock by Third Party. Any Person (as
defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined below), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities; 
 (ii) Change in Board Composition. During any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such
period constitute the Company’s board of directors, and any new directors (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in Sections 1(a)(i), 1(a)(iii) or
1(a)(iv)) whose election by the board of directors or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the
period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors; 
  

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 (iii) Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger or consolidation of the Company with
any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being
converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a
majority of the board of directors or other governing body of such surviving entity; 
 (iv) Liquidation. The approval by the
stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; and 
 (v) Other Events. Any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation
14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement. 
 For purposes of this Section 1(a), the following terms shall have the following meanings: 
 (1) “Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended; provided, however, that “Person” shall exclude (i) the Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, and (iii) any corporation
owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company. 
 (2) “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; provided, however, that “Beneficial
Owner” shall exclude any Person otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner by reason of (i) the stockholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another entity or (ii) the Company’s board of directors
approving a sale of securities by the Company to such Person. 
 (b) “Corporate Status” describes the status of a
person who is or was a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any other Enterprise. 
 (c) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee. 
 (d) “Enterprise” means the Company and any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary. 
 (e) “Expenses” include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees and costs of experts,
witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types 

 
customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or
otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost
bond, supersedeas bond or other appeal bond or their equivalent, and (ii) for purposes of Section 12(d), Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this
Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 (f) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a partner or member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters
of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than as Independent Counsel with respect to matters
concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term
“Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action
to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. 
 (g) “NBBCA” means the New Brunswick Business
Corporations Act. 
 (h) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration,
mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature,
including any appeal therefrom and including without limitation any such Proceeding pending as of the date of this Agreement, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party, a potential party, a non-party witness or otherwise by reason
of (i) the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, (ii) any action taken by Indemnitee or any action or inaction on Indemnitee’s part while acting as a director or officer of the Company, or (iii) the
fact that he or she is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such
capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification or advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement. 
 (i) Reference to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any
employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director,
officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and
beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement. 
 2. Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2 if
Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 2, Indemnitee shall be indemnified
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably 

 
incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted honestly and in
good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company, and in the case of a criminal or administrative Proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, that person had reasonable grounds for believing that that person’s conduct was
lawful. 
 3. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company shall, with the leave of the court, indemnify
Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be
made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor, provided that the person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company, and in the case of
a criminal or administrative Proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, that person had reasonable grounds for believing that that person’s conduct was lawful. In respect to any indemnifiable event pursuant to this Section 3, the
Company shall take all necessary action to petition the appropriate court to indemnify the Indemnitee and each Indemnitee shall have the right to participate as a party in such action directly or through his or her counsel; provided, however,
the Company shall not be required to advocate any particular position in such action if the Company’s Board of Directors shall have determined that doing so would constitute a breach of the fiduciary duties of directors. 
 4. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. To the extent that Indemnitee is a party to or a participant in and
is successful (on the merits or otherwise) in defense of any Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf
in connection therewith. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in
such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with (a) each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter and (b) any
claim, issue or matter related to any such successfully resolved claim, issuer or matter. For purposes of this section, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be
a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter. 
 5. Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness. To the extent that Indemnitee
is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, a witness in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. 
 6. Additional Indemnification. 
 (a) Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 2, 3 or 4, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if
Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with the Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein. 
 (b) For purposes of Section 6(a), the meaning of the phrase “to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law” shall include, but not be limited to: 
 (i) the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the NBBCA that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the
corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the NBBCA; and 

 (ii) the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the NBBCA
adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors. 
 7.
Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding): 
 (a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any statute, insurance policy, indemnity provision, vote or otherwise,
except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid; 
 (b) for an accounting or disgorgement of profits pursuant to Section 16(b)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of federal, state or local statutory law or common law, if Indemnitee is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement arrangements); 
 (c) for any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by
Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to
Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act), if Indemnitee is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement arrangements); 
 (d) initiated by
Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees, agents or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Company’s board of directors authorized the
Proceeding (or the relevant part of the Proceeding) prior to its initiation, (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law, (iii) otherwise
authorized in Section 12(d) or (iv) otherwise required by applicable law; or 
 (e) if prohibited by applicable law. 
 8. Advances of Expenses. The Company shall advance the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, and such advancement
shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 60 days, after the receipt by the Company of a written statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time (which shall include invoices received by
Indemnitee in connection with such Expenses but, in the case of invoices in connection with legal services, any references to legal work performed or to expenditure made that would cause Indemnitee to waive any privilege accorded by applicable law
shall not be included with the invoice). Advances shall be unsecured and interest free. Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay any advance to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the
Company. Prior to, and as a prerequisite to, any advancement of Expenses pursuant to this Section 8, the Company may require the Indemnitee to post a bond or provide similar assurance of Indemnitee’s ability to repay any such advanced
Expenses to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. This Section 8 

 
shall not apply to the extent advancement is prohibited by law and shall not apply to any Proceeding for which indemnity is not permitted under this
Agreement, but shall apply to any Proceeding referenced in Section 7(b) or 7(c) prior to a determination that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. 
 9. Procedures for Notification and Defense of Claim. 
 (a) Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing of any matter with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement of Expenses as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt by
Indemnitee of notice thereof. The written notification to the Company shall include, in reasonable detail, a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts underlying the Proceeding. The failure by Indemnitee to notify the Company will
not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights. 
 (b) If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a Proceeding pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of the Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable policies. The Company shall thereafter take all commercially-reasonable
action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies. 
 (c) In the event the Company may be obligated to make any indemnity in connection with a Proceeding, the Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel approved by Indemnitee, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the
Company will not be liable to Indemnitee for any fees or expenses of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same Proceeding. Notwithstanding the Company’s assumption of the defense of any such Proceeding, the Company
shall be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel to the extent (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee is authorized by the Company, (ii) counsel for the Company or Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded
that there is a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense such that Indemnitee needs to be separately represented, (iii) the fees and expenses are non-duplicative and reasonably incurred in
connection with Indemnitee’s role in the Proceeding despite the Company’s assumption of the defense, (iv) the Company is not financially or legally able to perform its indemnification obligations or (v) the Company shall not have
retained, or shall not continue to retain, such counsel to defend such Proceeding. The Company shall have the right to conduct such defense as it sees fit in its sole discretion. Regardless of any provision in this Agreement, Indemnitee shall have
the right to employ counsel in any Proceeding at Indemnitee’s personal expense. The Company shall not be entitled, without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Company. 
 (d) Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation in connection with the Proceeding as may be reasonably appropriate. 
 (e) The Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee for any settlement of any Proceeding (or any part thereof) without the Company’s prior
written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. 
 (f) The Company shall have the right to settle any Proceeding (or any part
thereof) without the consent of Indemnitee. 

 10. Procedures upon Application for Indemnification. 
 (a) To obtain indemnification, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information
as is reasonably available to Indemnitee. Any delay in providing the request will not relieve the Company from its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent such failure is prejudicial. 
 (b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a), a determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement
thereto pursuant to and in accordance with the terms hereof shall be made in the specific case (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Company’s board of directors, a copy of which
shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Company’s board of directors, (B) by a
committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Company’s board of directors, (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such
Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Company’s board of directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (D) if so directed by the Company’s board of directors, by the
stockholders of the Company. If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making
the determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information that is not privileged or otherwise protected
from disclosure and that is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the
person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company, to the extent permitted by applicable law. 
 (c) In the
event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 10(b), the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 10(c). If a Change in Control shall not have
occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Company’s board of directors, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Change in Control
shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Company’s board of directors, in which event the preceding sentence shall apply), and Indemnitee
shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten days after such written notice of selection shall have been
given, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet
the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 1 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so
selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that
such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after the later of (i) submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof and (ii) the final disposition of the Proceeding, the
parties have not agreed upon an Independent Counsel, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s
selection of Independent Counsel and for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect 

 
to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 10(b) hereof. Upon the due commencement
of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement, the Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional
conduct then prevailing). 
 (d) The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of any Independent Counsel and to fully indemnify
such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto. 
 11. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. 
 (a) In making a determination with respect to
entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has
submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 10(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making
by such person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption. 
 (b) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in
this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.1

 (c) For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith to the extent Indemnitee
relied in good faith on (i) the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, (ii) information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, (iii) the advice
of legal counsel for the Enterprise or its board of directors or counsel selected by any committee of the board of directors or (iv) information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant,
an appraiser, investment banker or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise or its board of directors or any committee of the board of directors. The provisions of this Section 11(c) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to
limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement. 
 (d) Neither the knowledge, actions nor failure to act of any other director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under
this Agreement. 
 12. Remedies of Indemnitee. 
 (a) Subject to Section 12(e), in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement,
(ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 or 12(d) of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement within 90
days after the later of the receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification or the final disposition of the Proceeding, (iv) payment of indemnification pursuant to this Agreement is not made (A) within ten days after a
determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or 

 
(B) with respect to indemnification pursuant to Sections 4, 5 and 12(d) of this Agreement, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of a written
request therefor, or (v) the Company or any other person or entity takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover
from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of
Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his or her option, may seek an award in arbitration with respect to his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses, to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such
proceeding pursuant to this Section 12(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause shall not apply in respect of a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce his or her rights under Section 4 of this Agreement. The Company
shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration in accordance with this Agreement. 
 (b)
Neither (i) the failure of the Company, its board of directors, any committee or subgroup of the board of directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders to have made a determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the
circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor (ii) an actual determination by the Company, its board of directors, any committee or subgroup of the board of directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders that
Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct. In the event that a determination shall have been made
pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or
arbitration, on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited
by law, have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be. 
 (c) To
the fullest extent not prohibited by law, the Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid,
binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that
Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an
omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statements not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. 
 (d) To the extent not prohibited by law, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses that are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with
any action for indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company to the extent Indemnitee is successful in such
action, and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 60 days, after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor) advance such Expenses to Indemnitee, subject to the provisions of
Section 8. 
 (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification
shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding. 

 13. Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification
provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amounts incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid or to be paid in settlement,
in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits
received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the events and transactions giving rise to such Proceeding; and (ii) the relative fault of Indemnitee and the Company (and its other directors, officers, employees and agents) in connection
with such events and transactions. 
 14. Non-exclusivity. The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement of Expenses as
provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Company’s bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or
otherwise. To the extent that a change in law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Company’s bylaws and this Agreement, it is the intent
of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change, subject to the restrictions expressly set forth herein or therein. Except as expressly set forth herein, no right or remedy herein
conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.
Except as expressly set forth herein, the assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy. 
 15. Intentionally Omitted. 
 16.
No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder (or for which advancement is provided hereunder) if and to the extent that Indemnitee has
otherwise actually received payment for such amounts under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise. 
 17. Insurance.
The Company shall maintain an insurance policy or policies providing directors and officers liability insurance covering the Indemnitee in a form that is not less favorable to the Indemnitee than the insurance policy or policies in effect for
directors and officers liability insurance on the date of this Agreement, including the policy limits, self-insured retentions, attribution rules, exclusions and riders to such policies. If such comparable insurance is not commercially available,
the Company shall maintain insurance policy or policies providing directors and officers liability insurance that is as substantially similar as commercially available; provided, however, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies
to the same extent as the most favorably-insured persons under such policy or policies in a comparable position. The Company will not amend, replace, terminate or rescind any directors and officers liability insurance covering Indemnitee without
giving Indemnitee thirty (30) days advance written notice of such event. The Company will pay all premiums relating to such policies on or prior to the due dates therefor. 
 18. Subrogation. In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the
rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 19. Services to the Company. Indemnitee agrees to serve as a director or officer of the Company or, at the request of the Company,
as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, 

 
agent or fiduciary of another Enterprise, for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed or until Indemnitee tenders his or her resignation or is
removed from such position. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law), in which event the Company shall have no obligation
under this Agreement to continue Indemnitee in such position. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) and Indemnitee. Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that any
employment with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, with or without notice,2 except as may be otherwise expressly provided in any executed, written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise), any
existing formal severance policies adopted by the Company’s board of directors or, with respect to service as a director or officer of the Company, the Company’s bylaws or the NBBCA. No such document shall be subject to any oral
modification thereof. 
 20. Duration. This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the later of (a) ten years after
the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director or officer of the Company or as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of any other Enterprise, as applicable; or (b) one
year after the final termination of any Proceeding, including any appeal, then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to
Section 12 of this Agreement relating thereto. 
 21. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its
successors and assigns, including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and
Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. 
 22. Severability. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or shall
be construed as requiring the Company to do or fail to do any act in violation of applicable law. The Company’s inability, pursuant to court order or other applicable law, to perform its obligations under this Agreement shall not constitute a
breach of this Agreement. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this
Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected
or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (ii) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the
intent of the parties hereto; and (iii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby. 
 23. Enforcement. The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of the Company, and
the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director or officer of the Company. 
 24. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Company’s bylaws and applicable law. 

 25. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment to this Agreement shall be
binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement shall adversely affect any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or
her Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall constitute or be deemed a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing
waiver. 
 26. Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed
by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, sent by facsimile or electronic mail or otherwise delivered by hand, messenger or courier service addressed: 
 (a) if to Indemnitee, to Indemnitee’s address, facsimile number or electronic mail address as shown on the signature page of this Agreement or in the Company’s records, as may be updated in accordance with
the provisions hereof; or 
 (b) if to the Company, to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company
at 125 Middlesex Turnpike, Bedford, MA 01730, or at such other current address as the Company shall have furnished to Indemnitee, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to Robert Sanchez, Esq., Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
P.C., 1700 K Street, NW, Fifth Floor, Washington, DC 20006. 
 Each such notice or other communication shall for all purposes of this
Agreement be treated as effective or having been given (i) if delivered by hand, messenger or courier service, when delivered (or if sent via a nationally-recognized overnight courier service, freight prepaid, specifying
next-business-day delivery, one business day after deposit with the courier), (ii) if sent via mail, at the earlier of its receipt or five days after the same has been deposited in a regularly-maintained receptacle for the deposit of the
United States mail, addressed and mailed as aforesaid, or (iii) if sent via facsimile, upon confirmation of facsimile transfer or, if sent via electronic mail, upon confirmation of delivery when directed to the relevant electronic
mail address, if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, or if not sent during normal business hours of the recipient, then on the recipient’s next business day. 
 27. Applicable Law. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with,
the internal laws of the Province of New Brunswick and the laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. 
 28. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may
also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature and in counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by
the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement. 
 29. Captions. The
headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof. 
 (signature page follows) 

 The parties are signing this Indemnification Agreement as of the date stated in the introductory
sentence. 
  

	
	GSI GROUP INC.
	
	  

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	(Print name)
	
	  

	(Title)
	
	[INSERT INDEMNITEE NAME]
	
	  

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	(City, State and ZIP)Exhibit 10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 
 HOMEPLUG POWERLINE ALLIANCE SPONSOR’S AGREEMENT 
  
 This Agreement is effective as of June 5, 2009 by and between Intellon Corporation (“Sponsor”) and the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, Inc.
(“Alliance”). 
 Background 
  

	A.	The Sponsors wish to define, establish and support one or more system specifications that may be used for home networking over powerlines and other types of powerline
communications. 

  

	B.	The Sponsors wish to encourage broad and open industry adoption of the specification(s) and, toward that end, to facilitate the provision of necessary patent licenses under
reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination. 

  

	C.	The Sponsors wish to support market awareness of the specification(s) and encourage use of products based upon the specification(s). 

  

	D.	The Sponsors wish to develop policies and procedures for certification and compliance testing of products based upon the specification(s) to verify compliance with the
specification(s) and to develop and license certification marks. 

  

	E.	The Sponsors also wish to provide for the possibility of issuing revisions and updates to the specification(s). 

 Agreement 
 1. Definitions.

 1.1 “Associates” shall mean collectively all such entities as are signatories to any Alliance Associate’s Agreement and
are in good standing with the Alliance, pursuant to the terms of such Associate’s Agreement and any Alliance policies and procedures, as such may be amended from time to time. Associates are not considered “members” of the Alliance,
as such term is defined under California Corporations Code §5056 or any other provisions of California or other law, and have no voting, notice or other rights except as expressly delineated in this Agreement. Currently, there are three
classifications of Associates: “Adopter Associates”, “Contributor Associates”, and “Participant Associates”, each of which has the rights and responsibilities contained in the corresponding Associate’s Agreement.
The Alliance Board of Directors expressly reserves the right to create, modify, or eliminate any title(s) and/or classification(s) of Associates, and the rights and/or responsibilities relating thereto, in its sole and absolute discretion.

 1.2 “Confidential Information” is defined in Section 6.1. 
 1.3 “Control” shall mean beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or equity in an entity; an
“Affiliate” shall mean an entity that directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with another entity, so long as such Control exists. When the term “Sponsor” is used in reference to the
signatory to this Agreement, “Sponsor” shall include the signatory and all of the signatory’s Affiliates. 
 1.4 “Draft
Reference Document(s)” shall mean a Reference Document in draft form, as provided in Section 2.7. The content of Draft Reference Documents is not under any circumstances subject to the patent licensing provisions of Section 3.

  

			
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 1.5 “Draft Specification” shall mean draft document(s) that have been approved by the Board
of Directors pursuant to Section 2.2 and are either: 
  

	 	(a)	Technical specifications embodying the technical protocols and system architectures related to networking or communicating over wiring 

  

	 	(b)	Marketing requirements documents which define use cases and/or business processes 

 1.6 “Encumbered Necessary Patent Claims” shall mean Necessary Patent Claims that will require Sponsor to pay royalties or other consideration to non-Affiliates that are not also Sponsors or Associates
(except for payments to employees within the scope of their employment). 
 1.7 “Filing Date Cutoff” shall mean:
(a) January 1, 2005 with respect to Final Specifications adopted prior to July 1, 2003; and (b) January 1, 2018 with respect to Final Specifications adopted on or after July 1, 2003. 
 1.8 “Final Specification” shall mean a Pending Specification which has been finally adopted by the Alliance pursuant to Section 2.5.

 1.9 “Fully Compliant” shall mean: (a) an implementation of the Final Specification which supports or implements all of the
portions of the Final Specification defined by the Final Specification as being “Required”; or (b) an implementation of all portions of the Final Specification required for a specific type of product or component thereof. 

1.10 “Majority Vote” shall mean, when used in the context of a vote of the Alliance Board of Directors, a majority of a quorum of the Board.
“Majority Vote” shall mean, when used in the context of a vote of the Alliance Sponsors, a majority of the total number of Sponsors, not merely a majority of a quorum of the Sponsors. 
 1.11 “Necessary Patent Claims” shall mean those claims of all patents, other than design patents and design registrations, throughout the world
entitled to an effective filing date prior to the Filing Date Cutoff, which are necessarily infringed by: (i) an implementation of a Final Specification which cannot be avoided by another commercially reasonable non-infringing implementation of
such Final Specification; or (ii) an implementation of any example included in the Final Specification. 
 1.12 “Pending
Specification” shall mean a Draft Specification which has been approved by the Sponsors pursuant to Section 2. 
 1.13
“Reference Contribution(s)” shall mean any technical information that is conspicuously marked “REFERENCE CONTRIBUTION: NOT SUBMITTED UNDER OBLIGATION TO LICENSE” and submitted to the Alliance for possible inclusion in Reference
Document(s), pursuant to the procedure established from time to time by the Alliance Board of Directors. The content of Reference Contributions is not under any circumstances subject to the patent licensing provisions of Section 3. 

1.14 “Reference Document(s)” shall mean a document approved by the Alliance pursuant to Section 2.7 that contains technical information
that is conspicuously marked “FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY” and is included as an addendum to, or otherwise referenced in, Final Specification(s); however any such “Reference Document(s)” will not be considered to be part of such
Final Specification(s). The content of Reference Documents is not under any circumstances subject to the patent licensing provisions of Section 3. 
  

					
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 1.15 “Review Period” shall mean the period that each Sponsor has to review and object to
the inclusion of its Necessary Patent Claims in a Draft Specification. The “Review Period” shall commence on the date that the Draft Specification is formally sent to Sponsors and Associates requesting their review of the Draft
Specification for Necessary Patent Claims. Prior to December 31, 2005 the “Review Period” shall be 21 days, and commencing on January 1, 2006 the “Review Period” shall be 45 days. 
 1.16 “Sponsors” shall mean collectively all such entities as are signatories to the Alliance Sponsor’s Agreement and are in good standing
with the Alliance. A Sponsor shall be considered to have departed and have had its Sponsor status terminated upon its withdrawal, change to Associate status, termination of status because of failure to pay dues, expulsion, dissolution, or upon other
conditions specified in this Agreement or the Alliance Bylaws. 
 1.17 “Sponsor’s Alliance Representative” shall mean any
person who: (a) is a member or alternate of the Board of Directors or a Specification Working Group; or (b) has attended any meeting of the Board of Directors or a Specification Working Group (whether in-person or via teleconference); or
(c) has subscribed to the Board of Directors or a Specification Working Group email list reflector. 
 1.18 “Technical
Contribution(s)” shall mean technical information submitted to the Alliance for possible inclusion in Final Specification(s), pursuant to the procedure established from time to time by the Alliance Board of Directors. 
 1.19 “Working Group(s)” shall mean one or more groups of individuals representing Sponsors or Associates that meets pursuant to procedures
established from time to time by the Alliance Board of Directors to create Draft Specifications or perform other activities. 
 1.20
“Working Group Registration Form” shall mean a document in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C that may be required for participation in a Working Group, with a charter that has been approved by the Alliance Board of Directors to create
a Draft Specification. In executing the Working Group Registration Form, Sponsor shall waive the right to withdraw from patent licensing provisions of Section 3. 
 2. Specification and Reference Document Adoption Procedures. The following procedures shall govern the adoption of Final Specifications and Reference Documents: 
 2.1 Submission of Contributions. Technical Contributions and Reference Contributions may be submitted by Working Groups pursuant to procedures
established from time to time by the Alliance Board of Directors. 
 2.2 Preparation of Draft Specification. Draft Specifications
shall be prepared based upon Technical Contributions and such other matters desirable for inclusion. The Sponsors and Associates shall use reasonable efforts to expedite the preparation of Draft Specifications, including any revisions or changes to
such Draft Specifications. Upon a Majority Vote of the Board of Directors, a document may be designated as a “Draft Specification”. Draft Specifications (along with any Technical Contributions relating thereto) shall be considered
“Confidential Information” pursuant to Section 6.1. 
 2.3 Draft Specification Review. The Board of Directors, by
Majority Vote, may propose that a Draft Specification be formally submitted to the Sponsors and Associates for review of Necessary Patent Claims. During such Review Period, Sponsor may object to the inclusion of any of its Necessary Patent Claims,
or any other matters, and shall be required to provide a written statement describing with particularity any portion of the Draft Specification which it finds objectionable, the specific reasons therefore, and any revisions to the Draft
Specification which would cure such objections during the term of the Review Period. In the event that a Sponsor fails to make any objections to 

  

					
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the Draft Specification during the Review Period, such Sponsor will be required to license any of its Necessary Patent Claims in the Draft Specification
pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.1 in the event that the Draft Specification is adopted as a Final Specification unless such Sponsor withdraws pursuant to Section 2.5.1. 
 2.4 Specification Voting. Upon the conclusion of the Review Period, each Sponsor shall have
fourteen (14) days to vote upon whether the Alliance should adopt the Draft Specification as a Final Specification. Any Draft Specification must be approved by a two-thirds ( 2/3) Majority Vote of the Sponsors, at which point it will become a “Pending Specification”. In the event that a Draft Specification fails to obtain the two-thirds ( 2/3) Majority Vote required, it may be resubmitted pursuant to Section 2.6. 
 2.5 Finalization Period; Pending Specification Withdrawal. 
 2.5.1 14 Day Withdrawal Period. Any Sponsor that voted against the approval of the Draft
Specification as a Pending Specification may withdraw from the Alliance within fourteen (14) days from the date on which two-thirds ( 2/3) of the Sponsors voted to approve the Pending Specification (“14 Day Withdrawal Period”). In lieu of a complete withdrawal, a Sponsor may withdraw as a Sponsor but remain an Adopter Associate of the
Alliance; such change in status will constitute “withdrawal” of the Sponsor for purposes of this Agreement provided that the Sponsor complies with all other withdrawal provisions. Any withdrawal of the Sponsor must comply with
Section 3.3.2, and any such withdrawing Sponsor shall only be required to grant licenses to any of its Necessary Patent Claims pursuant to Section 3.4. For the avoidance of doubt, no Sponsor that voted for the Pending Specification, failed
to vote on the Pending Specification during the time period allowed, or voted against the Pending Specification but failed to submit a written withdrawal notice in compliance with Section 3.3.2, shall be considered to have withdrawn under this
Section and shall therefore be subject to all patent licensing provisions of Section 3. Upon the passing of the 14 Day Withdrawal Period for each Sponsor, and assuming that no Sponsor issues a withdrawal notice under this Section 2.5.1,
then the Pending Specification shall become a Final Specification. 
 2.5.2
Withdrawal of Pending Specification. In the event that a Sponsor or Associate withdraws from the Alliance pursuant to Section 2.5.1, the Sponsors may determine by a two-thirds ( 2/
3) Majority Vote: (a) to withdraw the Pending Specification on the ground that the withdrawal of the Sponsor or Associate will frustrate the purpose of the adoption of the
Pending Specification due to the removal of licensing rights to Necessary Patent Claims held by such withdrawing Sponsor; (b) to issue the Pending Specification as a Final Specification notwithstanding the withdrawal of any Sponsor or
Associate; or (c) to resubmit the Pending Specification to the Sponsors and Associates for review pursuant to Section 2.3, in which event the Pending Specification shall again become a Draft Specification subject to the procedures
delineated in Sections 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5. 
 2.6 Updates, Revisions or Resubmissions. In the event that a Final Specification is
modified or revised, any such modification or revision shall be considered a newly created Draft Specification and subject to all procedures relating thereto, including without limitation the Review Period and Sponsor voting requirements. Similarly,
in the event that a Pending Specification is withdrawn for any reason, or a Draft Specification fails to achieve a sufficient vote to become a Pending Specification, such withdrawn Pending Specification or failed Draft Specification may be
resubmitted with or without revision as a newly created Draft Specification, subject to all procedures relating thereto. Any such resubmission will occur only upon a Majority Vote of the Board of Directors. 
 2.7 Reference Document Approval. Reference Documents shall be prepared based upon Reference
Contributions and such other documents desirable for inclusion. The Sponsors and Associates shall use reasonable efforts to expedite the preparation of Reference Documents, including any revisions or changes to such Reference Documents. Upon a
Majority Vote of the Board of Directors, a document may be designated as a “Draft Reference Document”. “Draft Reference Documents” (along with any Reference Contributions relating thereto) shall be considered “Confidential
Information” pursuant to Section 6.1. A Draft Reference Document may be approved as a “Reference Document” upon a two-thirds ( 2/3) Majority Vote of the Sponsors. 
  

					
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 2.8 Effect on Previously Adopted Final Specifications. The adoption of a new Final
Specification shall not change or revoke any previously adopted Final Specification. 
 2.9 No Requirement to Conduct Patent Searches.
No Sponsor or Associate shall have any duty to perform any patent search before, during or after the Review Period, or at any other time pursuant to this Agreement. 
 3. Patent Matters. 
 3.1 Patent Licensing. 
 3.1.1 Grant of License. Upon the adoption of a Final Specification, Sponsor hereby covenants to grant to any Sponsor or Associate,
under reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination, a nonexclusive, irrevocable, nontransferable, non-sublicenseable, worldwide license to implement the Final Specification and to make, have made, use,
import, offer to sell, lease, sell, promote and otherwise distribute the resulting implementation (whether implemented in hardware, software, or some combination of hardware and software) pursuant to the scope of license delineated in
Section 3.1.2 and subject to the exclusions delineated in Section 3.1.3 and the limitations embodied in Section 3.1.4, under: (a) any Necessary Patent Claims contained in any Technical Contribution it has submitted to the
Alliance, or (b) any Necessary Patent Claims which are owned by Sponsor and are embodied in a Final Specification. For purposes of clarification, any Necessary Patent Claims owned by Sponsor are subject to the covenant to grant a license, and
Sponsor may not later transfer and/or encumber the Necessary Patent Claims and thereby circumvent its obligation to grant a license to such Necessary Patent Claims. 
 3.1.2 Scope of License. Sponsor shall only be required to grant the license to Necessary Patent Claims pursuant to the following
scope: (a) in the event that the Final Specification was adopted prior to July 1, 2003, then the scope of the license shall be only to the extent that the resulting implementation is used for the purposes of home networking over the
powerline; (b) in the event that the Final Specification was adopted after July 1, 2003, then the scope of the license shall be unlimited. For purposes of clarity, the scope of license for Necessary Patent Claims which are contained both
in a Final Specification adopted prior to July 1, 2003 and a Final Specification adopted after July 1, 2003 shall be unlimited, regardless of whether Sponsor departs from the Alliance prior to the adoption of any Final Specification
adopted after July 1, 2003. 
 3.1.3 Exclusions from License. The covenant to grant a license to any Necessary
Patent Claims shall not extend to any of the following enumerated categories: (i) enabling technology that may be needed to make or use any product that complies with the Final Specification but is not expressly set forth in the Final
Specification (for example, application programming interfaces, basic computer and network technology, semiconductor manufacturing technology, compiler technology, object-oriented technology and operating system technology);
(ii) implementations for technical specifications not developed by the Alliance but referred to or incorporated in the Final Specification(s); (iii) any technological implementation of the Final Specification that is not Fully Compliant;
(iv) any technology or features that are not necessary to implement the Final Specification(s); and (v) technology embodied in any Reference Documents (but not included in any Final Specifications). 
  

					
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 3.1.4 Limitations on License. The covenant to grant a license shall not extend
to any Encumbered Necessary Patent Claims in the event that Sponsor satisfies the conditions specified in one or more of Sections 3.1.4(a), 3.1.4(b), or 3.1.4(c): 
  

	 	(a)	Sponsor discloses to the Alliance, to the best of its actual knowledge, the existence and extent of the Encumbered Necessary Patent Claims at the time of submission of a Technical
Contribution which contains such Encumbered Necessary Patent Claims. 

  

	 	(b)	In the event that a Technical Contribution submitted by Sponsor contains Encumbered Necessary Patent Claims, but Sponsor did not disclose the existence and extent of such Encumbered
Necessary Patent Claims as Sponsor was not aware of the existence of such limitations, Sponsor promptly informs the Alliance with specificity of the existence and extent of such Encumbered Necessary Patent Claims. In no event shall such disclosure
be made later than upon the expiration of the 14 Day Withdrawal Period. 

  

	 	(c)	In the event that Sponsor, subsequent to the expiration of the 14 Day Withdrawal Period, becomes aware that Encumbered Necessary Patent Claims are embodied in a Technical
Contribution submitted by Sponsor, Sponsor promptly informs the Alliance with specificity of any and all such limitations on licensing rights, and uses commercially reasonable efforts to assist any Sponsor or Associate to obtain a license to the
Encumbered Necessary Patent Claims to the extent that such limitations on licensing obligations exist. As used in this Section 3.1.4(c), “commercially reasonable efforts” shall not include a requirement that Sponsor make un-reimbursed
payments to third parties. 

 Notwithstanding any other provisions of Section 3.1.4, in the event that the limitations on licensing rights
which caused the Necessary Patent Claims to become Encumbered Necessary Patent Claims did not arise in a reasonably foreseeable manner, Sponsor shall not be required to make any efforts to assist any Sponsor or Associate to obtain a license to the
Encumbered Necessary Patent Claims to the extent that such limitations on licensing obligations exist. Sponsor is under no obligation to conduct any patent search in order to be able to rely upon this Section 3.1.4. 
 3.2 Limitations on Injunctions in Infringement Actions. Sponsor hereby agrees not to seek an injunction and hereby waives its rights to an
injunction with respect to infringement of its Necessary Patent Claims, pursuant to the following terms and conditions: 
 3.2.1 Final Specifications Adopted Prior to July 1, 2003. With respect to Necessary Patent Claims which would be infringed by the implementation of Final Specifications adopted prior to July 1, 2003, Sponsor hereby agrees
not to seek an injunction and hereby waives its rights to an injunction with respect to infringement of its Necessary Patent Claims by products or services that are substantially Fully Compliant with the Final Specification, against any person
entitled to the grant of a license to such Sponsor’s Necessary Patent Claims. Such waiver of injunctive relief shall not prohibit Sponsor from seeking or receiving damages, including enhanced damages for willful infringement, from any person.

 3.2.2 Final Specifications Adopted On or After July 1, 2003. With respect to Necessary Patent Claims which
would be infringed by the implementation of Final Specifications adopted on or after July 1, 2003, Sponsor hereby agrees not to seek an injunction and hereby waives its rights to an 

  

					
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injunction with respect to infringement of its Necessary Patent Claims by products or services that are substantially Fully Compliant with the Final
Specification, against any person that has licensed such Sponsor’s Necessary Patent Claims pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.1. Such waiver of injunctive relief shall not prohibit Sponsor from: (a) seeking or receiving damages,
including enhanced damages for willful infringement, from any person; or (b) seeking an injunction against a person that has licensed the Sponsor’s Necessary Patent Claims pursuant to Section 3.1 but is using such Necessary Patent
Claims in a manner outside the scope of license, as specifically described in Section 3.1.2, or in a manner excluded from the license, as described in Section 3.1.3. 
 3.2.3 Backwards Compatibility Necessary Patent Claims. In the event that any Necessary Patent Claims would be infringed both by the
implementation of a Final Specification adopted prior to July 1, 2003, and also by the implementation of a Final Specification adopted on or after July 1, 2003, then Section 3.2.2 will govern injunctions with respect to infringement
of such Necessary Patent Claims. 
 3.3 Termination of Sponsor’s Status in Alliance. Upon the termination of Sponsor’s
status as a Sponsor of the Alliance, whether by withdrawal, change to Associate status, termination of status because of failure to pay dues, expulsion, or otherwise: 
 3.3.1 License Grant Survival. All covenants and licenses granted by such departing Sponsor with respect to any of its Necessary
Patent Claims in a Final Specification in effect as of the date of departure shall continue in full force and effect, and shall extend to any person which later adopts such Final Specification. No covenants or licenses shall be deemed to be granted
with respect to any of such departing Sponsor’s Necessary Patent Claims to any Draft or Pending Specification except as provided in Section 3.3.2. 
 3.3.2 Notice of Withdrawal. In the event that a Sponsor withdraws (or changes to Adopter Associate status), such departing Sponsor
must identify with reasonable specificity in its written notice of withdrawal to the Alliance: (a) any Necessary Patent Claims that Sponsor’s Alliance Representative(s) are actually aware that Sponsor holds in any Technical Contribution it
has submitted to the Alliance; and (b) any Necessary Patent Claims that Sponsor’s Alliance Representative(s) are aware that the departing Sponsor is actively developing that would be infringed by a Pending Specification. Additionally, in
the event that a Sponsor is withdrawing under Section 2.5.1, such notice must identify, with reasonable specificity, any Necessary Patent Claims Sponsor’s Alliance Representative(s) are actually aware that Sponsor holds in any Pending
Specification. In the event that a withdrawing Sponsor: (i) fails to deliver to the Alliance a required notice under this Section 3.3.2, or (ii) if Sponsor has executed a Working Group Registration Form which waives the right to
withdraw from certain patent licensing provisions of Section 3, any of such Sponsor’s Necessary Patent Claims shall be subject to all the patent licensing provisions of Section 3. 
 3.4 Future Specification Licensing. The obligations of a current or former Sponsor to comply with its obligations under Section 3 shall
continue as to any new Final Specification if such Final Specification: (i) defines a network that is backwards compatible to a prior Final Specification for which the Sponsor is obligated to grant licenses, and (ii) uses a Necessary
Patent Claim in a substantially similar manner and to a substantially similar extent as the Necessary Patent Claim was used in a prior Final Specification for which the Sponsor is obligated to grant licenses. 
  

					
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 3.5 Patent Ownership. The Alliance will not assert any ownership claims to any patent held or
acquired by any Sponsor. Additionally, the Alliance will not assert any ownership claims to any patents that may be developed by any Sponsors or Associates during any Alliance meetings or that may otherwise be developed pursuant to any Alliance
activities. 
 3.6 Patent Disclosures. Sponsor agrees to disclose to the Alliance all published and/or issued patents that
Sponsor’s Alliance Representative(s) are actually aware are embodied as Necessary Patent Claims in any Final Specification, from any country in which such published and/or issued patents are a matter of public record, within 90 days of the
later of Section 3.6(a), 3.6(b) or 3.6(c): 
  

	 	(a)	The publication or issuance of the patent(s). 

  

	 	(b)	The issuance of a Final Specification. 

  

	 	(c)	The date on which Sponsor joins the Alliance. 

 4.
Copyright Matters. 
 4.1 Technical Contributions; Final Specifications. Any Technical Contribution submitted to the
Alliance is licensed on a nonexclusive basis to the Alliance and any duly authorized agents thereof solely for the limited purpose of being evaluated for inclusion in a Final Specification. In the event that the Technical Contribution submitted, or
a portion or derivative work thereof, is included in a Final Specification, the party submitting such copyrighted material hereby grants to the Alliance and all persons using the Final Specification an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide,
nonexclusive, royalty free license for the purpose of allowing them to create, distribute, reproduce, display and otherwise use the copyrighted material in accordance with the Alliance’s policies and procedures. The party submitting the
Technical Contribution shall continue to have ownership rights in the copyright to the Technical Contribution, subject to the license granted above. The copyright to the Final Specification itself will be owned by the Alliance, and the party
submitting this Technical Contribution agrees not to assert any interest in the ownership of the copyright to the Final Specification; regardless of whether the Technical Contribution has been modified or simply included in the Final Specification
without modifications. The Final Specification shall bear a notation that the copyright is owned by the Alliance. The Sponsor agrees not to communicate to any third party that anyone other than the Alliance is the owner of the copyright to the Final
Specification. 
 4.2 Reference Contributions; Reference Documents. Any Reference Contribution submitted to the Alliance is licensed
on a nonexclusive basis to the Alliance and any duly authorized agents thereof solely for the limited purpose of being evaluated for inclusion in a Reference Document. In the event that the Reference Contribution submitted, or a portion or
derivative work thereof, is included in, or used as, a Reference Document, the party submitting such Reference Contribution hereby grants to the Alliance and all persons using the copyrighted material an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide,
nonexclusive, royalty free license for the purpose of allowing them to create, distribute, reproduce, display and otherwise use the copyrighted material in accordance with the Alliance’s policies and procedures. The party submitting the
Reference Contribution shall continue to have ownership rights in the copyright to the Reference Contribution, subject to the license granted above. The copyright to the Reference Document itself will be owned by the Alliance; however all persons
which have submitted Reference Contributions which were integrated into the Reference Document shall be acknowledged as contributors to the Reference Document. In the event that a Reference Contribution is used, completely unmodified by the
Alliance, as a Reference Document, the copyright to the Reference Document will be owned by the party that submitted such Reference Contribution. In the event that the copyright to the Reference Document is owned by the Alliance, the party
submitting the Reference Contribution agrees not to assert any interest in the ownership of the copyright to the Reference Document; in such event the Reference Document shall bear a notation that the copyright is owned by the Alliance, and the
Sponsor agrees not to communicate to any third party that anyone other than the Alliance is the owner of the copyright to the Reference Document. 
  

					
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 4.3 Foreign Language Versions of Final Specifications. The Alliance shall own all copyrights
to any foreign language translations of Final Specifications (and Reference Documents in the event that the Alliance is the owner of the English language version of the Reference Document). Sponsor agrees not to translate any Final Specification or
any Reference Document where the Alliance is the owner of the English language version of the Reference Document, or publish portions of a Final Specification or such Reference Document, into a foreign language without obtaining prior permission
from the Alliance. 
 4.4 Assistance. Sponsor agrees to perform all acts deemed necessary by the Alliance to permit and assist the
Alliance in obtaining and enforcing the full benefits, enjoyment, rights and title throughout the world in any copyright interests in and to Final Specifications (and Reference Documents to which the Alliance is entitled to copyright ownership).
Such acts may include, but are not limited to, execution of documents and assistance or cooperation: (i) in the filing, prosecution, registration, and memorialization of assignment of any applicable copyrights, (ii) in the enforcement of
any applicable copyrights, and (iii) in other legal proceedings related to the copyrights. 
 4.5 Termination of Sponsor Status.
The rights granted and obligations assumed by Sponsor under this Section 4 shall survive the termination of Sponsor’s status as a Sponsor of the Alliance, whether by withdrawal, change to Associate status, termination of status because of
failure to pay dues, expulsion, or otherwise. 
 5. Trademark and Certification Mark Matters. The Alliance will license certain
of its trademarks and certification marks to Sponsor and other persons on commercially reasonable, nondiscriminatory terms and conditions approved from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Alliance. Sponsor agrees and acknowledges that it
will not use any Alliance trademark or certification mark other than as expressly permitted by a written trademark or certification mark license agreement entered into between Sponsor and the Alliance. 
 6. Confidentiality. 
 6.1
Confidential Information. Sponsor will maintain in confidence all of the following categories of information (each of which shall be considered “Confidential Information”): 
 (a) Technical Contributions and Reference Contributions (unless the Sponsors agree by a two-thirds
( 2/3) Majority Vote to release such items, and obtain the consent of the party which submitted the Technical Contribution
or Reference Contribution). 
 (b) Draft Specifications, Pending
Specifications, Final Specifications, Draft Reference Documents and Reference Documents (unless the Sponsors agree by a two-thirds ( 2/3) Majority Vote to release such items). 
 (c) Documents received from the Alliance or from another Sponsor or Associate
that relate to Alliance matters and are marked to connote their confidential or proprietary nature at the time of disclosure. 
 (d)
Information relating to Alliance matters received from the Alliance or from another Sponsor or Associate that: (i) consists of documents that are not marked to denote their confidential nature; (ii) consists of orally transmitted
information; or (iii) consists of information disclosed through some other medium that is not marked to denote its confidential 

  

					
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nature. All such information must have been identified and treated as confidential at the time of disclosure. Additionally, the sender of such information
must designate such information as confidential in a Confidential Information Memorandum (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A), which must be sent to the recipient’s representative within thirty (30) days of disclosure, summarizing
the Confidential Information sufficiently for identification. 
 (e) Unless made
public by a two-thirds ( 2/3) Majority Vote of the Sponsors of the Alliance, proceedings of the Board of Directors,
committees, working groups, and Sponsors’ meetings of the Alliance and minutes and other records of such proceedings, whether in draft or final form. 
 Sponsor agrees to use any such Confidential Information solely in connection with good faith participation with other Sponsors or Associates in the business of the Alliance and the discussion, development, or
evaluation of Technical Contributions, Draft Specifications, Pending Specifications, Reference Contributions, Draft Reference Documents, or Reference Documents. Sponsor agrees to use at least the same degree of care with the Confidential Information
that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but no less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances and will neither disclose nor copy the Confidential Information except as necessary for its employees and
contractors (under obligation of confidentiality) with a need to know for the purpose of participating in the business of the Alliance and developing a Final Specification or an implementation of a Final Specification. Any copies of Confidential
Information which are made by Sponsor must be conspicuously marked “confidential”, “proprietary”, or with a similar legend. Technical Contributions, Draft Specifications, Pending Specifications, Reference Contributions, and Draft
Reference Documents may only be released to the Sponsors and Associates, except as provided in Sections 6.1(a) and (b). Unless the parties agree otherwise, this obligation of confidentiality will expire three (3) years from the date of
disclosure of such Confidential Information hereunder. 
 6.2 Limitations on Disclosure Liability. A party will not be liable for the
disclosure of any Confidential Information which is: 
 a) rightfully in the public domain other than by the recipient’s breach of a
duty; or 
 b) rightfully received from a third party without any obligation of confidentiality; or 
 c) rightfully known to the recipient without any limitation on use or disclosure prior to its receipt from the disclosing party; or 
 d) independently developed by employees of the recipient without access to the disclosed information; or 
 e) rightfully disclosed as required by law, provided however, that prior to disclosing such Confidential Information, the recipient subject to the order
to disclose promptly notifies the disclosing party and upon the disclosing party’s request, cooperates with the disclosing party in contesting the request to disclose; 
 f) made public by unanimous agreement of the Sponsors; 
 g) inherently disclosed in the marketing or sale of a product or service; or 
  

					
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 h) information contained in a Technical Contribution or Reference Contribution submitted by such
party, including any such information contained in a Draft Specification, Pending Specification, or Draft Reference Document. 
 6.3
Residuals. This Agreement and the terms of confidentiality hereunder shall not be construed to limit Sponsor’s right to independently develop or acquire products or technology, including similar or competing products or technology,
without the use of another party’s Confidential Information. Any party shall be free to use for any purpose the residuals resulting from access to or work with the Confidential Information defined in Section 6.1, provided that such party
shall maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information as provided herein. The term “residuals” means information in non-tangible form, which may be inadvertently retained by persons who have had access to such Confidential
Information, including ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained therein. No party shall have any obligation to limit or restrict the assignment of such persons or to pay royalties for any work resulting from the use of residuals. However,
the foregoing shall not be deemed to grant to any party a license under the other party’s: (i) copyrights other than pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of this Agreement, or otherwise as expressly granted in writing; or (ii) patents
other than as expressly granted in writing. 
 7. Sponsor Status; Termination of Sponsor Status. 
 7.1 Adherence to Alliance Policies. Sponsor shall be required to adhere to all Alliance policies and procedures, including without limitation the
Alliance Bylaws. Sponsor further understands that it will be subject to all provisions of the Bylaws, including without limitation Section 12.9 (Termination of Membership) of the Bylaws. 
 7.2 Costs and Expenses. Sponsor shall bear its own costs and expenses for its participation in the Alliance, including without limitation
compensation of its employees, and all travel and expenses associated with Sponsor’s participation in Alliance meetings and conferences, and Sponsor understands that it has no right of reimbursement, or offset of membership dues, from the
Alliance. 
 7.3 Licenses and Permits. Sponsor shall possess or obtain at its own expense all necessary licenses or permits relating
to its activities with the Alliance. 
 7.4 Termination of Sponsor Status. In the event that Sponsor departs from the Alliance, or
otherwise has its membership terminated, Sponsor’s status as a Sponsor of the Alliance shall cease, and Sponsor will not be entitled to any of the benefits of being a Sponsor of the Alliance, including without limitation any voting or notice
rights, except as otherwise expressly provided herein. In lieu of complete withdrawal from the Alliance, Sponsor may become an Associate of the Alliance, upon compliance with all procedures relating thereto including without limitation execution of
an Associate’s Agreement, at which point the departing Sponsor shall have such rights as are delineated in such Associate’s Agreement. 
 8. Sponsor’s Representations and Warranties. 
 8.1 Copyright Representations and Warranties. Sponsor
hereby represents and warrants to the Alliance that: (a) it is the owner of the copyright to any submitted Technical Contribution or Reference Contribution, except and to the extent specified in such Technical Contribution or Reference
Contribution; (b) the submission of any Technical Contribution or Reference Contribution shall not, in the event that it is ultimately published in a Final Specification or Reference Document, infringe the copyright rights of any person, except
and to the extent specified in such Technical Contribution or Reference Contribution; and (c) there is currently no actual or threatened suit by any third party based on an alleged violation of any copyright rights in any submitted Technical
Contribution or Reference Document. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 8.1 are limited to the actual knowledge of the Sponsor. 
  

					
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 8.2 Confidentiality Representations and Warranties. Sponsor represents and warrants that
Sponsor has not intentionally transmitted to the Alliance any information that it received under obligation of confidentiality from any third party without the express permission of such third party. Sponsor further agrees that it will not
intentionally transmit to the Alliance any information that it received under obligation of confidentiality from any third party without the express permission of such third party. Sponsor’s Alliance Representative(s) agree(s) to immediately
notify the Alliance in the event that it becomes aware that Sponsor has transmitted any information to the Alliance in violation of the confidentiality rights of any third party. 
 8.3 Indemnification. Sponsor shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Alliance from and against any and all third party actual or threatened
claims, suits, proceedings, actions, damages, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses which arise out of or as the result of third party claims brought or threatened against
the Alliance and arising out of Sponsor’s intentional breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sponsor shall under no circumstances have any obligation to indemnify any other Sponsor, Associate or
other person, based upon its indemnification obligations under this Section 8.3. 
 9. General Provisions. 
 9.1 No Other Licenses. Except for the rights expressly provided by this Agreement, Sponsor does not grant or receive, by implication, estoppel, or
otherwise, any intellectual property licensing rights. 
 9.2 Limited Effect. This Agreement shall not be construed to waive any
Sponsor’s rights under law or any other agreement except as expressly set out herein. 
 9.3 No Specification Warranty. SPONSOR
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTIONS, DRAFT SPECIFICATIONS, PENDING SPECIFICATIONS, FINAL SPECIFICATIONS, REFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS, DRAFT REFERENCE DOCUMENTS, AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND THAT THE ALLIANCE
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED AND STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS AND TITLE, AND ANY WARRANTIES
ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE. IN NO EVENT WILL THE ALLIANCE BE LIABLE TO SPONSOR FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY LOST
PROFITS, REVENUE, SAVINGS, BUSINESS, DATA OR GOODWILL, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER FOR BREACH OR REPUDIATION OF CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER OR NOT THE ALLIANCE WAS
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL THE ALLIANCE BE LIABLE FOR THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES. THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH ABOVE SHALL BE DEEMED TO APPLY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDIES. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THEY HAVE FULLY CONSIDERED THE FOREGOING ALLOCATION OF RISK AND FIND IT REASONABLE, AND THAT THE FOREGOING
LIMITATIONS ARE AN ESSENTIAL BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. 
  

					
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 9.4 Successors and Assigns. Sponsor may
not assign, subcontract or otherwise delegate Sponsor’s obligations under this Agreement without the Alliance’s prior written consent, such consent to be given only upon the approval of a two-thirds ( 2/3) Majority Vote of the Sponsors; for the purposes hereof, a merger or acquisition in which the owners of the Sponsor
collectively own less than half of the outstanding equity interests of the post-transaction entity shall be considered an assignment, such that Sponsor’s status as a Sponsor of the Alliance will continue only upon the affirmative Vote of a
two-thirds ( 2/3) Majority of the Sponsors. All rights of Sponsor under this Agreement shall cease upon Sponsor’s
dissolution. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be for the benefit of the Alliance’s successors and assigns, and will be binding on Sponsor’s assignees. 
 9.5 Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows, with notice deemed given as
indicated: (a) by personal delivery, when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier, upon written verification of receipt; (c) by electronic mail, telecopy or facsimile transmission, upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic
transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to such address as either party may specify in writing. 
 9.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the United States of America and by the laws of the State of
California, as such laws are applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within California between California residents. Each of the parties irrevocably consents to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of, and venue in, the
federal and state courts located in San Francisco, California, as applicable, for any matter arising out of or relating to this Agreement, except that in actions seeking to enforce any order or any judgment of such federal or state courts located in
California, such personal jurisdiction shall be nonexclusive. 
 9.7 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a
court of law to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (i) that provision shall be deemed amended to achieve as nearly as possible the same economic effect as the original provision, and (ii) the legality, validity and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby. 
 9.8 Waiver; Amendment; Modification. No term or
provision hereof will be considered waived by the Alliance, and no breach excused by the Alliance, unless such waiver or consent is in writing signed by the Alliance. The waiver by the Alliance of, or consent by the Alliance to, a breach of any
provision of this Agreement by Sponsor, shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of, consent to, or excuse of any other or subsequent breach by Sponsor. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by mutual agreement of authorized
representatives of the parties in writing. 
 9.9 Injunctive Relief for Breach. Sponsor’s obligations under this Agreement are of
a unique character that gives them particular value; Sponsor’s breach of any of such obligations will result in irreparable and continuing damage to the Alliance for which there will be no adequate remedy at law; and, in the event of such
breach, the Alliance will be entitled to injunctive relief and/or a decree for specific performance, and such other and further relief as may be proper (including monetary damages if appropriate). 
 9.10 Publicity. Sponsor may not make any statement on behalf of the Alliance without prior approval. 
 9.11 Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and timely delivered
shall be deemed an original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one instrument. 
 9.12 No Implied Joint Venture. This
Agreement does not create a joint venture, partnership or other form of business association between or among Sponsor and any of the other Sponsors or Associates, nor does it create an obligation to develop, make available, use, license, buy or sell
any information, product, services or technology except as expressly provided herein. 
  

					
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 9.13 Non-Intervention by Alliance. The Alliance cannot and will not render any opinions as to
whether any action will or will not infringe on any intellectual property rights of any party. Moreover any actions, statements or resolutions by the Alliance should not be interpreted as rendering any opinion on those subjects. In the event that
Sponsor has a question concerning the legal consequences of any action it should seek independent legal advice. Negotiations between holders of intellectual property and potential licensees are to be left solely to the parties concerned and are to
be performed outside any Alliance functions. Under no circumstances shall Sponsor ever use any Alliance resources in the furtherance of any licensing or other private business matters. 
 9.14 Survival. The definitions contained in this Agreement and the rights and obligations contained in Sections 3 (“Patent Matters”), 4
(“Copyright Matters”), 5 (“Trademark Matters”), 6 (“Confidentiality”), 7.4 (“Termination of Sponsor Status”), and 8 (“General Provisions”) will survive any termination or expiration of this
Agreement. 
 9.15 Third Party Beneficiary Rights. Other than Sections 3 (“Patent Matters”), 4 (“Copyright
Matters”), and 6 (“Confidentiality”), no party is entitled to any rights as a third party beneficiary of this Agreement or any provisions hereof. 
 9.16 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be effective, and shall supersede the Sponsor’s Agreement previously entered into by Sponsor, only at such time as all Sponsors of the Alliance have executed copies
of this Agreement. 
 9.17 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relating to this
subject matter and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements concerning such subject matter, other than the letter agreement(s) entitled: 
  

	
	  

	  

	
	attached hereto as Exhibit B (if applicable), and such specific other agreements referred to herein.

  

					
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. 
  

							
	“SPONSOR”	 	“ALLIANCE”
		
	[COMPANY NAME]	 	HOMEPLUG POWERLINE ALLIANCE, INC.
				
		 		 	By:	 	  

	By:	 	  
	 		 	
		 		 	Name:	 	  

	Name:	 	  
	 		 	
		 		 	Title:	 	  

	Title:	 	  
	 		 	
		 		 	Date:	 	  

	Date:	 	  
	 		 	

  

					
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 EXHIBIT A 
 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION MEMORANDUM 
 Date: 
 To: 
 The HomePlug PowerLine Alliance Sponsors’ Agreement (“Agreement”) provides that
“Confidential Information” includes “Information relating to Alliance matters received from the Alliance or from another Sponsor or Associate that: (i) consists of documents that are not marked to denote their confidential
nature; (ii) consists of orally transmitted information; or (iii) consists of information disclosed through some other medium that is not marked to denote its confidential nature. All such information must have been identified and treated
as confidential at the time of disclosure. Additionally, the sender of such information must designate such information as confidential in a Confidential Information Memorandum (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A), which must be sent to the
recipient’s representative within thirty (30) days of disclosure, summarizing the Confidential Information sufficiently for identification.” 
 By completing and signing this form, the undersigned gives the recipient notice that the information disclosed on the following date is considered “Confidential Information” under the Agreement and shall be kept confidential by
the recipient according to its terms. 
  

	
	Date of Disclosure of Confidential
Information:                                       
                                 
	
	Location:                                     
                                         
                                         
                 
	
	Description of Confidential Information disclosed:
	
	  

	
	  

	
	  

 All other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Nothing contained herein
shall be construed as amending or modifying the terms of the Agreement. 
  

	
	From:
	
	  

	(Sponsor’s Name)
	
	
	Represented by:
	
	  

	(Signature)
	
	  

	(Printed Name)
	
	  

	(Title)

  

					
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 EXHIBIT B 
 LETTER AGREEMENT(S) MODIFYING TERMS OF SPONSOR’S AGREEMENT 
 (if Sponsor is not a
signatory to any such agreement this Exhibit should be marked “Not Applicable”) 
  

					
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 Exhibit C 
 Working Group Registration Form 
  

	
	Working Group
Name:                                       
         
	
	Charter (includes title(s) of Draft Specification(s) anticipated as deliverable(s) from the Working Group)
	
	  

	
	  

	
	  

	
	  

	
	  

 Thank you for your interest in participating in a HomePlug Powerline Alliance, Inc. (“Alliance”) Working
Group (“WG”). 
 For purposes of this registration form, the terms “Technical Contribution”, “Draft Specification”, and
“Final Specification” shall have the definitions given to them in the Sponsor’s Agreement. Additionally, “Technical Contribution” shall include all submissions made by Sponsor to the WG. 
 The Alliance is prepared to appoint you as a member of the WG and to consider including your Technical Contribution(s) into Draft Specifications prepared by the WG. As a
condition of your participation in the WG, you hereby acknowledge that per Section 3.3.2 of Sponsor’s Agreement, Sponsor waives the right to withdraw from patent licensing provisions of Section 3 for any Technical Contributions
submitted by Sponsor to this Alliance WG from the date of signature of this agreement through the earlier of: (i) the adoption of the Alliance Final Specification per the Draft Specification prepared by this WG per its Charter; or
(ii)                                  [expiration date]. 
 Sponsor hereby agrees to serve as a member of the WG, and to work in good faith with the other members of the WG according to the rules and procedures of the WG, as such
currently exist and as they may be amended from time to time. In this regard, you agree to assist the WG by detailing the description for any components of your Technical Contribution(s) and providing any other information related thereto that is
reasonably requested by the WG. Sponsor also agrees to participate in good faith with the other members of the WG to create models which adequately demonstrate the performance of Technical Contribution(s), both individually and as Technical
Contribution(s) may be combined with the Technical Contributions of other members of the WG. 
  

	
	Date:                                      
      
	
	Company/Organization Name
(“Sponsor”):                                     
   
	
	Signature:                                     
                               
	
	Printed
Name:                                        
                    
	
	Title:                                      
                                      

  

					
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