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Exhibit 10.2     Employment Agreement with Mr. Patel.

 

 

NEWENERGYTECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

3905 National Drive, Suite 110

 Burtonsville, MD 20866

 

Telephone: (800) 213-0689• Facsimile(240) 390-0603

 

June 24, 2009

 

 By Hand

 

Meetesh Patel

 4309 Buckskin Wood Drive

 Ellicott City, MD 21042

 

Re: Employment Agreement

 

 Dear Meetesh:

 

This letter sets forth the terms and conditions of your continued employment by New Energy Technologies, Inc. (the “Company").

 

1.        Position and Duties.

 

         You shall be employed by the Company as its President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer; in performance of your duties, you shall be subject to the direction of, and be reporting directly to, the Company's Board of Directors (the " Board "); provided that, if requested by the Board, you will immediately resign as an officer of the Company. You shall be available to travel as the needs of the business require. You agree to devote such time as may be necessary to carry on your duties as President and Chief Executive Officer. Nothing in this Agreement precludes you from being an officer, director, owner, investor in, or partner of, any business or organization which is not competing with the Company, provided the same does not in any manner whatsoever impair your ability to perform your duties under this Agreement, and your participation any such business or organization does not violate Section 7 of this Agreement.

 

2.        At-Will Employment.

 

         Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, your employment with and by the Company is “at-will employment” and may be terminated by you or the Company at any time, with or without cause, and for any reason whatsoever, upon written notice to the other.

3.     

Compensation.

 

 

You shall be compensated by the Company for your services as follows:

 

 

(a) Salary. Commencing October 15, 2008, you shall be paid a monthly salary of $12,500.00

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 ($150,000.00 per year), subject to applicable tax withholding, the salary is payable in 24 installments of $6,250 each on the 15th and last day of each calendar month during the term of this Agreement. Such salary shall be subject to periodic review and adjustment in accordance with the Company's salary review policies and practices then in effect for its senior management.

 

	
(b)     

	
Stock Options.

	
 

	
 

	
(i) Number, Vesting and Exercise Price.Subject to your execution and delivery

	
 

 

of this Agreement and the definitive Stock Option Agreement (the “Stock Option Agreement”) you shall receive a total of 2,000,000 options (the “ Options ”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock; the Options are subject to and shall have such further restrictions, vesting requirements and exercise provisions as are set forth in the Stock Option Agreement. Subject to the foregoing the Option shall vest:

 

     1. as to 500,000 shares when, to the Board’s satisfaction, all of the following items related the development, production, manufacturing, and sale any of commercially viable product have been successfully executed: (A) completion of final design and/or engineering; (B) the establishment of manufacturing facilities, whether in-house or outsourced; and (C) the initial filing of any product safety approval applications, if required, in order to allow for the commercial sale of products by the Company;

 

     2. as to 500,000 shares upon commencing commercial sales of any of the Company’s products, as reported in the Company's financial statements, whether to retail customers or wholesale customers;

 

     3. as to 500,000 shares upon achieving $1,000,000 in total cumulative commercial sales of the Company’s products during any six-month period of a fiscal year, as reported in the Company’s financial statements

 

     4. as to 500,000 shares when, to the Board’s satisfaction, the Company enters into a favorable business partnership with a third-party commercial organization in the industry segment related to the Company’s product development and sales efforts, under any of the following conditions:

(A)      a product development relationship whereby the third-party partner makes a significant financial investment, as determined at the Board’s discretion, directed towards the development of the Company’s products; or

 

(B)      a product development relationship whereby the third-party partner invests significant research and development resources, as determined at the Board’s discretion, directed towards the development of the Company’s products; or

 

(C)      a strategic partnership with the third-party partner where, as determined at the Board’s discretion, such a partnership provides significant business advantages to the Company which it would otherwise not have, whether related to product development, commercial sales, industry position, or business reputation.

 

           5.      as to all 2,000,000 shares if and when a technology or product of the Company is

 

acquired on favorable terms, as determined at the Board’s discretion, by a third party at a price that has been approved by shareholders and the Board, or when the Company or any of its subsidiaries is acquired 

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on favorable terms to the Company, as determined at the Board’s discretion, by a third party at a price that has been approved by shareholders and the Board.

 

     The vesting requirements described above are subject to periodic review and revision by the Board, however, the aggregate total number of stock options issued to you under this Agreement is not subject to adjustment by you or the Company unless a new Employment Agreement is negotiated by you and the Company and the terms of this Employment Agreement are thereby rendered void and of no further force or effect.

 

                     (ii) Term.Subject to the earlier termination provisions set forth in the Stock Option Agreement, the Option shall have a term of five (5) years from the date hereof. The granting of the Options shall be effective only upon delivery of a fully executed Stock Option Agreement.

 

        (c)           Additional Benefits.You shall be entitled to two weeks of paid vacation annually. Nothing contained herein shall preclude you from participating in the present or future employee benefit plans of the Company for its senior executive staff, provided that you meet the eligibility requirements for participation in any such plans.

 

4.    Expenses.

 

     (a) Medical Expense.During the term of this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay you a monthly stipend of $1,200.00 per month in addition to your annual salary to cover medical insurance premiums until such time that the Company can make available an alternative medical insurance plan.

 

     (b) Other Expenses. You shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of your duties hereunder, upon submission and approval of written statements and bills in accordance with the then regular procedures of the Company.

 

5.   Your Representations and Warranties.

 

     You represent and warrant to the Company that (A) you are under no contractual or other restriction or obligation which is inconsistent with the execution of this Agreement, the performance of your duties hereunder, or the other rights of the Company hereunder, and (B) you are under no physical or mental disability that would hinder your performance of duties under this Agreement, and (C) you are not party to any ongoing civil or criminal proceedings, and have not been party such proceedings within the past five years, and do not know of any such proceeding that may be threatened or pending against you, and (D) you are not currently engaged in activities and will not knowingly engage in future activities that may cause embarrassment to the Company or tarnish the reputation or public image of the Company, including but not necessarily limited to association with or party to: any criminal behavior(s) such as drug use, theft, or any other potential or active violation of law; political controversy, civil disobedience, or public protest; lewd, lascivious behavior.

 

6.   Termination of Salary, Benefits and Options.

 

     In the event of the termination of your employment by the Company or by you for any reason whatsoever, then as of the date of the termination of your employment as set forth in either the Company’s notice to you or your notice to the Company, as the case may be (i), you shall no longer be entitled to any compensation under Paragraph 3 hereof, (ii) you shall no longer be entitled to any reimbursement of expenses under Paragraph 4 hereof, except for expenses incurred by you and approved by the Company prior to the date of such termination, (iii) any and all unexercised Options shall expire and shall no longer be exercisable as of the date of termination of this Agreement, and (iv) neither party 

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hereto shall have any further rights or obligations hereunder (except obligations expressly stated to survive the termination of this Agreement). Nothing shall limit your right to be indemnified by the Company, subject to its indemnification policies then in effect, for your actions as a director or officer of the Company, provided such indemnification would otherwise have been available to you.

 

7.   Non Competition; Non Solicitation.

 

     (a) In view of the unique and valuable services it is expected that you will render to the Company, your knowledge of its trade secrets, and other proprietary information relating to the then business of the Company and in consideration of the compensation to be received hereunder, you will not, during the period you are employed by the Company, engage in, or otherwise directly or indirectly, be employed by, or act as a consultant or lender to, or, without the prior written approval of the Board, be a director, officer, owner, or partner of, any other business or organization that is engaged in the same field of research and development that the Company is then engaged in by the Company. Nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude you from being an officer, director, owner, investor in, or partner of, any business or organization which is not competing with the Company, provided the same does not in any manner whatsoever impair your ability to perform your duties under this Agreement.

 

     (b) During your employment and for a period of one year following the termination of your employment, you will not directly or indirectly reveal the name of, solicit or interfere with, or endeavor to entice away from the Company any of its suppliers, customers, or employees.

 

     (c) During your employment and for a period of one year following the termination of your employment, you shall not make any critical or disparaging statements about the Company or any of its employees, directors or products to any other person or entity.

 

     (d) Since a breach of the provisions of this Paragraph 7 could not adequately be compensated by money damages, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to any other right and remedy available to it, to an injunction restraining such breach or a threatened breach, and in either case no bond or other security shall be required in connection therewith, and you hereby consent to the issuance of such injunction. You agree that the provisions of this Paragraph 7 are necessary and reasonable to protect the Company in the conduct of its business. If any restriction contained in this Paragraph 7 shall be deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by reason of the extent, duration, or geographical scope thereof, or otherwise, then the court making such determination shall have the right to reduce such extent, duration, geographical scope, or other provisions hereof, and in its reduced form such restriction shall then be enforceable in the manner contemplated hereby. This Paragraph 7 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

8.    Intellectual Property.

 

     Any interest in patents, patent applications, inventions, copyrights, developments, and processes (“Intellectual Property”) which you now, or hereafter during the period you are employed by the Company, may own or develop relating to the fields in which the Company may then be engaged shall belong to the Company; and forthwith upon request of the Company, you shall execute all such assignments and other documents and take all such other action as the Company may reasonably request in order to vest in the Company all your right, title, and interest in and to such Intellectual Property free and clear of all liens, charges, and encumbrances. This Paragraph 8 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

9.    Confidential Information.

 

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     All confidential information which you may now possess, or may obtain or create prior to the end of the period you are employed by the Company, relating to the business of the Company, or any customer or supplier of the Company, or any agreements, arrangements, or understandings to which the Company is a party, shall not be disclosed or made accessible by you to any other person or entity either during or after the termination of your employment or used by you except during your employment by the Company in the business and for the benefit of the Company. You shall return all tangible evidence of such confidential information to the Company prior to or at the termination of your employment. This Paragraph 9 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

10.  Successors and Assigns.

 

     This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. In view of the personal nature of the services to be performed under this Agreement by you, you shall not have the right to assign or transfer any of your rights, obligations or benefits under this Agreement, except as otherwise noted herein.

 

11.   No Reliance on Representations.

 

       You acknowledge that you are not relying, and have not relied, on any promise, representation or statement made by or on behalf of the Company which is not set forth in this Agreement.

 

12.  Entire Agreements; Amendments.

 

      This Agreement sets forth our entire understanding of the parties with respect to your employment by the Company, supersedes all existing agreements between you and the Company concerning such employment, and may be modified only by a written instrument duly executed by each of you and Company.

 

13.   Waiver.

 

       Any waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Agreement. The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement. Any waiver must be in writing.

 

14.   Construction.

 

       You and the Company have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by you and the Company and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The word “including” shall mean including without limitation. The headings in this Agreement are solely for the convenience of reference and shall be given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

15.   Severability.

 

       Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or 

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the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction.

 

16.   Notices.

 

       All notices, demands or requests made pursuant to, under or by virtue of this Agreement must be in writing and sent to the party to which the notice, demand or request is being made by (i) certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, (ii) nationally recognized overnight courier delivery, (iii) by facsimile transmission provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party or (iv) hand delivery as follows:

To the Company:

 

     New Energy Technologies, Inc.

      3905 National Drive, Suite 110

      Burtonsville, MD 20866

      Fax: (240) 390-0603

 

With a copy to:

 

      Joseph Sierchio, Esq.

      Sierchio & Company, LLP

      430 Park Avenue, Suite 702

      New York, NY 10022

      Fax: (212) 246-3039

 

 

To you:

 

      Meetesh V. Patel, Esq.

      Meetesh Patel

      4309 Buckskin Wood Drive

      Ellicott City, MD 21042

      Fax: (240) 524-8368

 

or to such other address, facsimile number, or email address, as is specified by a party by notice to the other party given in accordance with the provisions of this Paragraph 16. Any notice given in accordance with the provisions of this Paragraph 16 shall be deemed given (i) three (3) Business Days after mailing (if sent by certified mail), (ii) one (1) Business Day after deposit of same with a nationally recognized overnight courier service (if delivered by nationally recognized overnight courier service), or (iii) on the date delivery is made if delivered by hand or facsimile.

 

17.  Counterparts.

 

      This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

18.  Governing Law.

 

      All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other 

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jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, County of New York for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

19.  Date of Agreement.

 

      The date of this Agreement shall be June 17, 2009 regardless of the date it is signed by you. If you find the foregoing acceptable, please acknowledge your acceptance of, and agreement with, the terms and conditions set forth above by signing the enclosed copy of this letter in the space provided and returning the same to the undersigned.

 

Sincerely,

 

New Energy Technologies, Inc.

 

By: /s/ Joseph Sierchio

 Joseph Sierchio, Authorized Signatory

 

 

Acceptance

 

     On this 24th day of June, 2009, I, Meetesh V. Patel, agree to and accept employment with New Energy technologies, Inc. on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

/s/ Meetesh V. Patel

 Meetesh V. Patel

 

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Exhibit 10.3     Redacted USF Sponsored Research Agreement.

 

 

CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST, PURSUANT TO RULE 406 OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND RULE 24b-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. THE REDACTED TERMS HAVE BEEN MARKED IN THIS                      EXHIBIT AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE WITH FOUR ASTERISKS [****]. 

 

RESEARCH AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

 

NEW ENERGY SOLAR CORPORATION

 

AND

 

THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

 

 

 

            THIS RESEARCH AGREEMENT IS MADE AND ENTERED INTO BY AND BETWEEN NEW ENERGY SOLAR COPRORATION (a wholly owned subsidiary of New Energy technologies, Inc.), a corporation having a place of business located at 8875 Hidden River Parkway, Suite 300, Tampa, FL 33637 (“New Energy”), and the University of South Florida Board of Trustees, a public body corporate ("University"), for support to the project entitled “(Semitransparent Flexible Power Foil (SFPF))”.  For consideration of the mutual promises, covenants, and obligations contained herein, New Energy hereby retains the University to undertake certain activities described in Attachment 1. The parties agree as follows:

 

                                                  I.  PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

 

            ****

 

 

                                   II.  WORK PLAN / PROJECT ADMINISTRATION

 

            The University shall perform the activities described in Attachment 1 and will   comply with all statutory requirements and applicable regulations in the conduct of the project. 

 

            The University agrees that such activities will be directed by:

 

                        The University Project Director:         

 

                                    Dr. Xiaomei Jiang

                                    University of South Florida

                                    PHYSICS DEPARTMENT

                                    4202 E. FOWLER AVENUE

                                    Tampa, FL 33830     

                                    (813) 974-7765

                                    (813) 974-5813 (fax)

                                    Jiang, Xiaomei [xjiang@cas.usf.edu]

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                        The University Administrative Contact:

 

                                    Shanna Hunt

                                    Sponsored Research Administrator

                                    University of South Florida

                                    Division of Sponsored Research

                                    3650 Spectrum Blvd Ste 160

                                    Tampa, FL 33612-9446

                                    (813) 974-7971

                                    (813) 974-4962 (fax)

                                    shunt@research.usf.edu

 

            NEW ENERGY Representatives:

 

                        Project Director:

 

                                    Meetesh V. Patel, Esq.

                                    New Energy Solar Corporation

                                    8875 Hidden River Parkway, Suite 300

                                    Tampa, FL 33637

                                    (800) 213-0689

                                    (866) 266-0419 (fax)

                                    mpatel@newenergytek.com

 

  Administrative Contact:

 

                                    Meetesh V. Patel, Esq.

                                    New Energy Technologies, Inc.

                                    1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW

                                    10th Floor

                                    Washington, DC 20036

                                    (800) 213-0689

                                    (8660 266-0419 (fax)

                                    mpatel@newenergytek.com

 

 

                                    

            All deliverables/invoices submitted by the University must be approved in writing by New Energy’s Project Director prior to payment by New Energy to the University.

 

 

 

 

                                                    III.  ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

 

            New Energy agrees to compensate the University as per Attachment 2, ****. It is further agreed 

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that all invoices should contain an original signature of an authorized official of the University and should be sent to New Energy’s Project Director for approval (see Article II for the address).  Invoices shall be submitted to New Energy on a monthly basis. Payments shall be remitted to: 

 

University of South Florida

University Controller’s Office

Cashier’s Office

4202 E. Fowler Ave., ADM 147

Tampa, FL  33620

 

            

            

                                               IV.  PAYMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

 

            New Energy shall issue payment in U.S. dollars within 30 days after receipt of an acceptable invoice and receipt, inspection, and acceptance of goods and/or services provided in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 

 

 

                                               V.  INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

 

            The relationship of the parties is that of mutually independent contractors.  Each party and its officers, employees, agents, subcontractors, or other contractors shall not be deemed by virtue of this Agreement to be the officers, agents, or employees of the other party.  Each party assumes the risk of all liability arising from its respective activities pursuant to this Agreement and from the acts or omissions of its respective officers, agents, and employees.

 

 

VI.  TERMINATION

 

            This Agreement may be canceled by either party upon no less than thirty (30) days written notice, with or without cause; notice shall be delivered by certified mail, return receipt requested, or in person with proof of delivery.  In case of cancellation, only the percent of satisfactory progress actually achieved to the date of cancellation will be due and payable to the University and University will refund to New Energy any unused funds that it may have in escrow.

 

            In the event that University’s Project Director becomes unable or unwilling to continue the project activities hereunder, and a mutually acceptable substitute is not available, New Energy shall have the option to cancel this Agreement.

 

 

 

VII.  PUBLICITY

 

            Neither party shall use the name of the other party, nor of any employees of the parties, in any publicity, advertising, or news release without the prior written approval of an authorized representative of that party. 

 

            Under the provisions of Florida Statute 1004.22, the University shall make available, upon request, the title and description of a research project, the name of the researcher, and the amount and source of funding provided for the project.

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University acknowledges that New Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of a corporation having a reporting obligation under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which has or may have certain disclosure and filing obligations under applicable law, including but not limited to the public announcement and disclosure of this Agreement and the filing of the same with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; it is acknowledged and agreed that such disclosure and filing shall not be deemed a violation of this Agreement.

 

 

 

VIII.  CONFIDENTIALITY

 

In the course of performing work under this Agreement, it may be necessary for either party to disclose to the other certain confidential and/or proprietary information or data. All such confidential information will be clearly identified in writing as confidential, or if given orally, will be reduced to writing within thirty (30) days. Each party agrees to hold the other’s confidential information in confidence from date of disclosure until five (5) years from the date such confidential information is either returned to the disclosing party or destroyed as requested by the party. The parties shall take reasonable precautions to avoid disclosure, publication or dissemination of such confidential information and to use such confidential information only in connection with the project. No obligation of confidentiality applies to any information which was already in the receiving party’s possession prior to its receipt from the disclosing party; becomes publicly known or available through no breach of this Agreement by the receiving party; is acquired by the receiving party from a third party without notice or restrictions of confidentiality; is independently developed by the receiving party’s personnel to whom the providing party’s confidential information had not been disclosed; or is required to be disclosed by law or governmental regulation, in which case both parties will work together in order to comply with such request.

This Agreement and the contents hereof constitute a confidential business relationship between the parties.  Each party acknowledges that significant damage could be done to the other one should the terms of this Agreement become public knowledge.  Both parties agree that they will not reveal the terms of this Agreement to any third party (excluding agents, attorneys, representatives and others with whom they have a legal obligation to disclose, including, but not limited to, government agencies and regulatory authorities) except within the restrictive confines of a Confidentiality Agreement, and that they will exercise reasonable precautions to insure that neither they nor their employees or agents shall allow the terms of the Agreement to become public knowledge.

 

 

 

 

IX.  PUBLICATIONS

 

****

 

 

X.  INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

University agrees that the University Project Director will promptly disclose all intellectual property generated during the course of this Agreement to its Division of Patents & Licensing in accordance with the Statement of Policies and Procedures for Inventions and Works (0-300), and the 

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Division of Patents & Licensing will promptly disclose such intellectual property to New Energy.  Inventorship shall be determined in accordance with U.S. Patent law and ownership shall follow inventorship.  Intellectual property, inventions, improvements and/or discoveries, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, which are conceived and/or made while performing this project and during the course of this Agreement, covered under Attachment 1 in which there is at least one inventor of University and one inventor of New Energy, whether or not utilized or otherwise incorporated into this project, shall be jointly owned by University and New Energy.

 

 

The parties agree that any existing background intellectual property and/or inventions and technologies of New Energy, the University, the University Project Director or University employees existing prior to the execution of this Agreement are their own separate property, respectively, and are not affected by this Agreement.  Neither party shall acquire any claims to or rights in any background intellectual property and/or technologies in existence prior to the execution date of this Agreement.

 

 

XI.  GOVERNING LAW

 

This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

XII.  INSURANCE

 

University assumes all risk of personal injury and property damage arising from its activities pursuant to this Agreement that are attributable to the negligent acts or omissions of University and its officers, agents, and employees while acting within the scope of their employment by University.  This statement shall not be construed or interpreted as consent by University to be sued except as provided by Florida law or as a waiver of University’s sovereign immunity beyond that provided in Section 768.28, Florida Statutes.

 

 

                                             XIII.  DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

 

            This Agreement is valid and enforceable only upon being signed by persons authorized to bind the University hereto, and by all persons required by Florida law or University policy to sign an agreement of this nature in order to bind the University hereto.

 

XIV.   CONTINUAL UPDATES ON PROGRESS OF RESEARCH

 

The University Project Director shall provide ongoing written progress reports to New Energy on a monthly basis and a comprehensive written research report due on the final calendar day of each calendar quarter. The University Project Director shall provide to New Energy information related to experiments and/or new news related to ongoing research that may be disseminated to New Energy’s stakeholders. 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS

 

 

 

                      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement, which includes 

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 Attachments 1 and 2, to be executed by their undersigned duly authorized officials.        

 

 

 

                                                        University of South Florida 

                                            Board of Trustees, a public body corporate

 

 

 

 

 

Reviewed by:                                                               SIGNED BY:

_______________________                                   ___________________________

                                                                                                                         

Dr. Xiaomei Jiang                                                        Diego Vazquez, Director

University Project Director                                          Division of Sponsored Research

                         

 

SGS Review:

 

_________

 

 

 
 New Energy Solar Corporation
  

 

 

 

____________________________

Meetesh V. Patel, Esq.

President 

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 ATTACHMENT 1

 

SCOPE OF WORK

 

 

Development of Semitransparent Flexible Power Foil (SFPF) for smart window technology

 

Research Team:

PI: Dr. X. Jiang

Senior Scientist: Dr. Zhang

Graduate Student: Jason Lewis

University of South Florida

 

1. Overall Objective

****

 

2. Background

****

 

3. Novelty of the SFPF based Solar Array

 

·         ****

·         ****

·         ****

·         ****

 

4. Plan of Work

 

Stage 1: ****

                     

Goal:

 

****

 

Stage 2: ****

 

Goal:

 

****

 

Stage 3: ****

 

Goal:

 

****

 

Stage 4: ****)

 

 

Goal: 

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****

 

 

5. Reporting Requirements

 

Principal Investigator will promptly man an Invention Disclosure Report to New Energy with respect to any new and useful process, machine, manufacture or composition of matter conceived and reduced to practice, during the term of this Agreement in the performance of research associated with SFPF.

 

As per Section XIV of this agreement, Principal investigator will furnish monthly progress reports to New Energy on a monthly basis. In addition to the progress reports, as agreed to by New Energy and the Project Director, the Project Director shall provide New Energy information on experiments or new news related to the ongoing research so that New Energy can keep its shareholders apprised of the progress of the research.  

 

 

 

ATTACHMENT 2

 

METHOD OF PAYMENT

 

[Include here invoicing instructions; invoicing schedule; contact name and address to whom invoices should be mailed; include all reports/deliverables due with the invoices] 

 

 

****

 

Payments will be made to the University upon presentation of an Invoice by the Principal based upon the following schedule:

****

 

 

 

Justification for Budget Proposal

 

1. Direct labor

****

 

2. Fringe and Benefit

****

 

3. Travel

****

 

4. Other direct cost

****

 

5. Indirect costs. **** 

 

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