Document:

Exhibit 10.7 

 

 TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

This TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT (this “Assignment Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 30, 2014 (“Effective Date”) by and between VIVINT, INC., a Utah corporation, with its principal office 4931 North 300 West, Provo, Utah 84604 (“Assignor”), and VIVINT SOLAR, INC., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a V Solar Holdings, Inc.)  (“Assignee”, each of Assignor and Assignee a “Party”, and collectively, the “Parties”).

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Assignor wishes to hereby assign to Assignee, and Assignee wishes to acquire from Assignor, any and all right, title and interest that Assignor owns in the trademarks listed on Schedule A attached hereto, and all common-law rights associated therewith and all goodwill of the business associated therewith and symbolized thereby (collectively, the “Marks”); 

WHEREAS, Assignor and Assignee are parties to that certain Trademark / Service Mark License Agreement, dated of June 1, 2011, as amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Trademark / Service Mark License Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2013 (the “Prior License”), which is being terminated by the Parties;

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby established, and in consideration of the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows: 

1.Definitions.  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Assignment Agreement will have the following meanings: 

(a)“Assigned Property” means the Marks, and all trademark, copyright, trade dress and similar rights, if any, incorporated in or protecting the Marks, including any logos or graphic elements included in the Marks.

(b) “Marks” means the trademarks listed on Schedule A.  

2.Assignment to Vivint Solar; Restrictions. 

(a)Assignor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally assigns to Assignee, all of Assignor’s right, title, and interest in and to the Assigned Property, together with the goodwill of the business symbolized by the Marks, as successor of the business to which the Marks relate. Assignor further irrevocably and unconditionally assigns to Assignee the right to bring all claims for past, present, and future infringement, misappropriation, or other violation of the Assigned Property, including all rights to sue for and to receive and recover all profits and damages accruing from an infringement, misappropriation, or other violation as well as the right to grant 

releases for past infringements. Assignor and Assignee will execute the short-form assignment attached as Exhibit A. The Prior License will terminate as of the Effective Date.

(b)The Parties hereby amend the Prior License, pursuant to Section 13(d) thereof, to (i) permit termination of the Prior License under Section 7 upon the Parties’ mutual consent and (ii) delete Section 13(o), such that no provisions of the Prior License shall survive its termination.  Effective immediately after the effect of the above amendment, the Parties hereby mutually agree to terminate the Prior License.

3.Further Assurances. Assignor will take all actions and execute all documents as Assignee may reasonably request, at the expense of Vivint Solar, to:

(a)effectuate the above transfer to Assignee of the Assigned Property, and the vesting of complete and exclusive ownership in Assignee of the Assigned Property; and

(b)provide Assignee with evidence of Assignor’s rights and priority in and Assignor’s use of the Assigned Property prior to the Effective Date, in any judicial, opposition, or other proceedings in respect of the Assigned Property, including for revocation of any of Assignor’s rights in the Assigned Property.

4.No Representations and Warranties. Assignee agrees that the Assigned Property is assigned to Assignee on an “as is” and “where is” basis, and Assignor expressly disclaims any and all other representations and warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including any warranties of validity, enforceability or infringement or dilution of any third-party rights.

5.Miscellaneous. 

(a)Expenses. All costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors, and accountants, incurred in connection with this Assignment Agreement will be paid by the Party incurring those costs and expenses.

(b)Arms-Length.  Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the Assignment Agreement is the product of an arm’s-length negotiation, without duress, coercion, or collusion, and will be interpreted as agreements between two Parties of equal bargaining strength.  It is the Parties’ intention that the Assignment Agreement reflects the conditions which would be obtained between comparable, independent persons in substantially similar transactions (taking into account the relative responsibilities and risks between the Parties) and comparable circumstances (taking into account the location, market, and economic conditions), thereby providing the closest approximation of the workings of the open market.

(c)Entire Agreement.  This Assignment Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties and supersedes all prior oral and written negotiations, communications, discussions, and correspondence pertaining to the subject matter of this Assignment Agreement.  The Parties agree that the short form assignment attached hereto as Exhibit A is entered into solely for recordation purposes, and that in the event of any conflict between such assignment and this Assignment Agreement, the terms of this Assignment Agreement shall control.

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(d)Headings, “including.”  The article and section headings and any table of contents in the Agreement are for reference and convenience only and will not be considered in the interpretation of any of the Assignment Agreement.  The term “including” means by way of example and not of limitation. 

(e)Amendments and Waivers.  This Assignment Agreement may only be amended or modified by an instrument in writing signed by each Party’s President or Chief Executive Officer or Managing Member, as applicable.

(f)Binding Effect.  This Assignment Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns.

(g)Governing Law.  The interpretation and enforceability of this Assignment Agreement and the rights and liabilities of the Parties under this Assignment Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Utah without giving effect to any principles of conflict of laws.

(h)Jurisdiction.  Each Party hereby irrevocably submits to the personal jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the State of Utah, County of Salt Lake, in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any of this Assignment Agreement.  Each Party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which that Party may raise now, or later have, to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.  Each Party agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a final judgment in any such suit, action, or proceeding brought in such a court will be conclusive and binding upon such Party, and may be enforced in any court of the jurisdiction in which such Party is or may be subject by a suit upon such judgment.

(i)WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY EITHER PARTY AGAINST THE OTHER, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE.  EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION WILL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY.  WITHOUT LIMITING THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM, OR OTHER PROCEEDING THAT SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY PORTION OF THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT.  THIS WAIVER WILL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT, RENEWAL, SUPPLEMENT, OR MODIFICATION TO THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT.

(j)Specific Performance.  The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of the Assignment Agreement were not performed in accordance with the 

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terms of the Assignment Agreement, and that the Parties will be entitled to seek specific performance of the terms of the Assignment Agreement, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

(k)Attorneys’ Fees

.  In any suit, action, counterclaim, or arbitration brought relating to this Assignment Agreement or the breach or alleged breach of this Assignment Agreement, the prevailing Party will be entitled to recover a reasonable allowance for attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses.  For purposes of this Section 7(k), “prevailing Party” will mean: (a) a prevailing Party in any litigation as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction; and (b) a Party who agrees to dismiss an action or proceeding with prejudice upon the other’s payment of the sums allegedly due or performance of convents allegedly breached.

(l)Severability.  If any provision of the Assignment Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, that provision will be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the remainder of the Assignment Agreement will remain in full force and effect.  If the time period or scope of any provision is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the maximum time period or scope that that court deems enforceable, then that court will reduce the time period or scope to the maximum time period or scope permitted by law.  If the geographic region or scope of any provision is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the maximum geographic region or scope that that court deems enforceable, then that court will reduce the geographic region or scope to the maximum time period or scope permitted by law.

(m)Counterparts.  The Assignment Agreement and any document related to the Assignment Agreement may be executed by the Parties on any number of separate counterparts, by facsimile or email, and all of those counterparts taken together will be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signatures are physically attached to the same document.  A facsimile or portable document format (“.pdf”) signature page will constitute an original for the purposes of this Section 7(m).

(n)Force Majeure. Neither Party will be in breach or default under this Assignment Agreement by reason of any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Assignment Agreement where the failure or delay is due to any unforeseen cause beyond its control, including civil disturbances, riot, rebellion, invasion, epidemic, war, terrorism, embargo, natural disaster, acts of God, flood, fire, sabotage, other events or any other circumstances or causes beyond that Party’s control; provided, however, that the delayed Party gives the other Party prompt written notice of the failure or delay and the reason for that failure or delay and uses its reasonable efforts to avoid or limit the resulting failure or delay.  Subject to the foregoing sentence, the period of performance for the delayed obligation will be extended by the duration of the delay.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Assignor and Assignee have caused this Trademark Assignment Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date.

ASSIGNOR:

 

		
	
VIVINT, INC.,

a Utah corporation

 

 

	
By:
	
/s/ Alex Dunn

	
Name:
	
Alex Dunn

	
Title:
	
President

 

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ASSIGNEE:

 

Vivint Solar, Inc., 

a Delaware corporation

 

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
By:
	
/s/ Greg Butterfield

	
 
	
Name:
	
Greg Butterfield

	
 
	
Title:
	
Chief Executive Officer

1.

 

Trademark Assignment

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EXHIBIT A

 

THIS TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT (this “Assignment”) is made and entered into as of September__, 2014 (“Effective Date”) by and between VIVINT, INC., a Utah corporation, with its principal office 4931 North 300 West, Provo, Utah 84604 (“Assignor”), and Vivint Solar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a V Solar Holdings, Inc.)  (“Assignee”, each of Assignor and Assignee a “Party”, and collectively, the “Parties”).

 

WHEREAS, Assignor wishes to hereby assign to Assignee, and Assignee wishes to acquire from Assignor, any and all right, title and interest that Assignor owns in the trademarks listed on Schedule A attached hereto, and all common-law rights associated therewith and all goodwill of the business associated therewith and symbolized thereby (collectively, the “Marks”); 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: 

1.Assignor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally assigns to Assignee, all of Assignor’s right, title, and interest in and to the Marks, together with the goodwill of the business symbolized by the Marks, as successor of the business to which the Marks relate. Assignor further irrevocably and unconditionally assigns to Assignee the right to bring all claims for past, present, and future infringement, misappropriation, or other violation of the Marks, including all rights to sue for and to receive and recover all profits and damages accruing from an infringement, misappropriation, or other violation as well as the right to grant releases for past infringements. 

2.Assignor hereby requests the United States Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, and any corresponding entities or agencies in any applicable foreign jurisdictions, to record Assignee as the assignee and owner of the Marks.

3.This Assignment Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah without giving effect to any principles of conflict of laws.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Assignor and Assignee have caused this Assignment Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date.

		
	
ASSIGNOR:

 

VIVINT, INC.,

a Utah corporation

	
 

 

By:
	
 

	
Name:
	
Alex Dunn

	
Title:
	
President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ASSIGNEE:

 

VIVINT SOLAR, INC.

a Delaware corporation

 

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 

 

By:
	
 

	
 
	
Name:
	
Greg Butterfield

	
 
	
Title:
	
Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

Simply Brighter

Simple, affordable solar solutions

Solar Academy

Solar Core

Powers of Magnitude

Solar Price Protection Plan

Save Money, Gain Energy Independence, Go Green

Pay less for power

Lights on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(Vivint Solar, Inc.)Exhibit 10.8 

 TERMINATION AGREEMENT

(Turnkey Full-Service Sublease Agreement)

This TERMINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 30, 2014, by and between VIVINT SOLAR HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation f/k/a Vivint Solar, Inc. (together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Company”), and VIVINT, INC., a Utah corporation (together with its successors and permitted assigns “Vivint”).  Each of the Company and Vivint may also be referred to herein individually as a “Party”, and collectively as the “Parties”.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and Vivint entered into that certain Turnkey Full-Service Sublease Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2013 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Sublease Agreement”), pursuant to which Vivint subleased certain Premises (as defined in the Sublease Agreement) and provided certain services to the Company;

WHEREAS, Section 12(d) of the Sublease Agreement provides that the Sublease Agreement may be modified only upon written agreement of Vivint and the Company; and

WHEREAS, because the Company no longer subleases the Premises from or uses the  Services of Vivint (as each term is defined in the Sublease Agreement), the Company and Vivint desire to herby terminate and cancel the Sublease Agreement.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements and conditions set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agrees as follows:

1.Definition.  Any capitalized term used by not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Sublease Agreement.

2.Termination.  Effective as of September 30, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), the Company and Vivint hereby agree that the Sublease Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect.

3.Acknowledgement and Release.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Sublease Agreement before the Effective Date, Vivint hereby acknowledges and agrees that there has been and there is no outstanding and unpaid amount due by the Company or any of its affiliates to Vivint in respect of the Base Rent or the Services Fee or any other payment obligation under the Sublease Agreement.

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4.Miscellaneous.

(a)Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties and supersedes all prior oral and written negotiations, communications, discussions and correspondence pertaining to the subject matter hereof.  No representation, statement, condition or warranty not contained in this Agreement will be binding on the Parties or have any force or effect whatsoever.

(b)Amendments and Waivers.  This Agreement may only be amended or modified by an instrument in writing signed by all of the Parties.

(c)Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns.

(d)Governing Law.  The interpretation and enforceability of this Agreement and the rights and liabilities of the Parties hereto as such shall be governed by the laws of the State of Utah without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.

(e)WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR PARTIES, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE.  EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY.  WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF.  THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT.

(f)Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed by the Parties on any number of separate counterparts, by facsimile or email, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signatures  are physically attached to the same document.  A facsimile or portable document format (“pdf”) signature page shall constitute an original for purposes hereof.

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

THE COMPANY:

VIVINT SOLAR HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Greg Butterfield

 

 

Name: Greg Butterfield

Title: Chief Executive Officer

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[SIGNATURE PAGE]Termination Agreement

(Sublease Agreement)

 

VIVINT:

VIVINT, INC.,
a Utah corporation

By: /s/ Alex Dunn

Name: Alex Dunn

Title: President

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE]Termination Agreement

(Sublease Agreement)

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