AGREEMENT
By submitting any content or intellectual property to Top Baller Limited (“Us” or “Assignee”), via digital channels or otherwise, you (“You” or “Assignor”) agree to the following terms and conditions:
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1
“Assigned Property“ means the property submitted by You to Assignee, via digital channels or otherwise, and all Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Rights forming a part of, embodied in, or necessary for use of the property. Each of the Assigned Property shall be available to review upon written request by You to Assignee and incorporated herein by reference.
1.2
“Intellectual Property” means all technology and intellectual property, regardless of form, including without limitation: published and unpublished works of authorship, including audiovisual works, collective works, computer programs, compilations, databases, derivative works, literary works, mask works, and sound recordings (“Works of Authorship”); inventions and discoveries, including articles of manufacture, business methods, compositions of matter, improvements, machines, methods, processes, and new uses for any of the preceding items (“Inventions”); words, names, symbols, devices, designs, and other designations, and combinations of the preceding items, used to identify or distinguish a business, good, group, product, or service or to indicate a form of certification, including logos, product designs, and product features (“Trademarks”); and information that is not generally known or readily ascertainable through proper means, whether tangible or intangible, including algorithms, customer lists, ideas, designs, formulas, know-how, methods, processes, programs, prototypes, systems, and techniques (“Confidential Information”).
1.3
“Intellectual Property Rights” means all rights in, arising out of, or associated with Intellectual Property in any jurisdiction, including without limitation: rights in, arising out of, or associated with Works of Authorship, including rights in mask works and databases and rights granted under the Copyright Act (“Copyrights”); rights in, arising out of, or associated with Inventions, including rights granted under the Patent Act (“Patent Rights”); rights in, arising out of, or associated with Trademarks, including rights granted under the Lanham Act (“Trademark Rights”); rights in, arising out of, or associated with Confidential Information, including rights granted under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“Trade Secret Rights”); rights in, arising out of, or associated with a person’s name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness, including rights of personality, privacy, and publicity (“Personality Rights”); rights of attribution and integrity and other moral rights of an author (“Moral Rights”); rights in, arising out of, or associated with domain names (“Domain Name Rights”); and, if any animals are featured, rights arising out of or associated with the name, voice, or likeness of those animals (“Animal Rights”).
2. Assignment
Assignor hereby perpetually, irrevocably, and unconditionally assigns, transfers, and conveys to Assignee and its successors and assigns, all of Assignor’s right, title, and interest in and to the Assigned Property. Assignor further perpetually, irrevocably, and unconditionally assigns, transfers, and conveys to Assignee and its successors and assigns all claims for past, present and future infringement or misappropriation of the Intellectual Property Rights included in the Assigned Property, including all rights to sue for and to receive and recover all profits and damages accruing from an infringement or misappropriation prior to the Effective Date as well as the right to grant releases for past infringements. Assignor hereby waives and agrees not to enforce all Moral Rights and all Personality Rights that Assignor may have in the Assigned Property.
3. Consideration
Your exclusive assignment, transfer, and grant of ownership of all rights to Top Baller Limited of the Assigned Property (or exclusive license of copyright in and to the Assigned Property if a court or arbitrator were to find that, for some reason, ownership of the Assigned Property was not properly transferred to Top Baller Limited), and this Agreement are supported by reasonable and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged by You. You acknowledge that such consideration includes the mere possibility of Top Baller Limited’s (and its other licensees’) use or display and/or distribution of the Assigned Property, and the mere possibility of the publicity and promotion from Top Baller Limited’s use or display and/or distribution of the Assigned Property, and the mere possible use of Your Personality Rights.
4. Confidentiality
Assignor must not use any Confidential Information assigned as part of the Assigned Property except for the benefit of Assignee. Assignor must not disclose such Confidential Information to third parties. Assignor must take reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality and secrecy of such Confidential Information and to prevent the unauthorized use or disclosure of such Confidential Information. Any breach of these restrictions will cause irreparable harm to Assignee and will entitle Assignee to injunctive relief in addition to all applicable legal remedies.
5. Representations and Warranties
Assignor represents and warrants to Assignee that: Assignor exclusively owns all right, title, and interest in and to the Assigned Property; Assignor has not granted and will not grant any licenses or other rights to the Assigned Property to any third party; the Assigned Property is free of any liens, encumbrances, security interests, and restrictions on transfer; to Assignor’s knowledge, the Intellectual Property that is assigned as part of the Assigned Property does not infringe Intellectual Property Rights of any third party; there are no legal actions, investigations, claims, or proceedings pending or threatened relating to the Assigned Property; and Assignor is the owner of any animals featured in the Assigned Property, does not require the consent of any other person or entity to grant the Personality Rights of those animals, authorized the filming of any animals in and for the Assigned Property, and did not mistreat any of those animals in the course of filming.
6. Indemnification
Assignor will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Assignee, and Assignee’s officers, directors, shareholders, successors, and assigns, from and against all losses, liabilities, and costs including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses, penalties, judgments, claims and demands of every kind and character that Assignee, its officers, directors, shareholders, successors, and assigns may incur, suffer, or be required to pay arising out of, based upon, or by reason of: the breach by Assignor of any of the representations or warranties made by Assignor under this Agreement; Assignor’s use of the Assigned Property prior to the date of this Agreement; or Assignor’s failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
7. Further Assurances
7.1
Assistance. Assignor will take all action and execute all documents as Assignee may reasonably request to effectuate the transfer of the Assigned Property and the vesting of complete and exclusive ownership of the Assigned Property in Assignee. In addition, Assignor will, at the request and sole cost and expense of Assignee, but without additional compensation, promptly sign, execute, make, and do all such deeds, documents, acts, and things as Assignee may reasonably require:
(a) to apply for, obtain, register, maintain and vest in the name of Assignee alone (unless Assignee otherwise directs) Intellectual Property Rights protection relating to any or all of the Assigned Property in any country throughout the world, and when so obtained or vested, to renew and restore the same;
(b) to defend any judicial, opposition, or other proceedings in respect of such applications and any judicial, opposition, or other proceedings or petitions or applications for revocation of such Intellectual Property Rights; and
(c) to assist Assignee with the defence and enforcement of its rights in any registrations issuing from such applications and in all Intellectual Property Rights protection in the Intellectual Property.
7.2
Power of Attorney. If at any time Assignee is unable, for any reason, to secure Assignor’s signature on any letters patent, copyright, or trademark assignments or applications for registrations, or other documents or filings pertaining to any or all of the Assigned Property, whether because of Assignor’s unwillingness, or for any other reason whatsoever, Assignor hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Assignee and its duly authorized officers and agents as its agents and attorneys-in-fact, to act for and on its behalf and stead to execute and file any and all such applications, registrations, and other documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Assignor.
8. Miscellaneous
8.1
Injunctive Relief. A breach of this Agreement may result in irreparable harm to Assignee and a remedy at law for any such breach will be inadequate, and in recognition thereof, Assignee will be entitled to injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent any breach or the threat of any breach.
8.2
Binding on Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties, together with their respective representatives, successors, and assigns, except that Assignor may not assign this Agreement without the consent of Assignee. Assignee may assign this Agreement in its discretion.
8.3
Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales without reference to its conflict of laws provisions. With respect to any dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement, the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of, and venue in, the courts located in England and Wales.
8.4
Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended or modified unless mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties