1. The Sunrise Brands. Sunrise Telecom Incorporated
claims trademark rights in all its ("Sunrise Telecom") trademarks,
service marks, trade dress, or logos ("Sunrise Telecom Brands")
whether they are registered, pending, or common law trademarks in the United
States and in various countries around the world. Therefore, Sunrise Telecom
owns exclusive trademark rights to these Sunrise Telecom Brands in the United
States and internationally. It is not permissible to use any of the Sunrise
Telecom Brands for any purpose without Sunrise Telecom's explicit written
permission. If Sunrise Telecom grants you approval to use any of the Sunrise
Telecom Brands, you ("Licensee") must enter into a written license
agreement ("License Agreement") with Sunrise Telecom
("Licensor"). The Sunrise Telecom Brands shall be used only for the
purposes and in strict compliance with the terms and conditions specified in the
License Agreement. If the terms of the License Agreement differ from the general
terms outline below, the terms of the License Agreement shall govern all use of
the Sunrise Telecom Brands by Licensee. Sunrise Telecom Brands include, but are
not limited to, the following:
- SUNRISE TELECOM®,
- SUNSET®,
- SUNSET MTT®,
- SUNLIGHT®,
- SUNLITE®,
- STT®,
- CALAN®,
- OCULIST®,
- LAN EXPLORER®,
- LANTREND®,
- REALWORX®, and
- GHEPARDO®
2. Domain Names. You may not use or sell any domain names that
contain any Sunrise Telecom Brands or that are confusingly similar and infringe
the trademarks of Sunrise Telecom. Any such prohibited use is likely to be
considered a trademark infringement. Any third parties, who in bad faith and
without authorization, use, sell, or offer for sale a domain name which
infringes another's trademark may be subject to penalties of up to $100,000
under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act as well as damages for
trademark infringement.
3. Permission to Use Sunrise Telecom Brands.
All use of any Sunrise Telecom Brands must be approved in advance by Sunrise
Telecom. If you seek permission to use any Sunrise Telecom Brands, please
contact Sunrise Telecom's Legal Department. You must include complete samples of
each proposed use. Sunrise Telecom's Legal Department will review the request
and respond within fifteen (15) business days. However, Sunrise Telecom is under
no obligation to respond. You may not use Sunrise Telecom Brands until Sunrise
Telecom has granted prior written approval to you.
4. Presentation of Sunrise Telecom Brands. The
Licensee shall ensure that the presentation of the Sunrise Telecom Brands will
be consistent with the Sunrise Telecom's own use of the Sunrise Telecom Brands.
The Licensee may not remove, distort, or alter any element of the Sunrise
Telecom Brands. Sunrise Telecom shall have the right to impose on the Licensee
from time to time, as necessary, other written specifications or requirements as
to the size, typeface, color, and other graphic characteristics of the Sunrise
Telecom Brands not provided for under the License Agreement. Licensee shall
incorporate such written specifications and requirements into the License
Agreement and these Guidelines within a commercially reasonable timeframe.
5. Use Restriction. The Licensee may not use
the Sunrise Telecom Brands in any of the following impermissible manners: (a)
sublicense, transfer, translate or assign the use of the Sunrise Telecom Brands;
(b) use the Sunrise Telecom Brands for any other purpose other than the purpose
described in the License Agreement; (c) use the Sunrise Telecom Brands in
connection with, or for the benefit of, any third party's products or services;
(d) use the Sunrise Telecom Brands in connection with any material that
infringes the trademark, copyright or any other rights of any third party; (e)
use the Sunrise Telecom Brands in a manner that suggest that editorial consent
has been authored by, or represents the views or opinions of, Sunrise Telecom,
any Sunrise Telecom personnel or affiliate; and (f) use the Sunrise Telecom
Brands on or in connection with any products or services that are or could be
deemed by Sunrise, in its reasonable judgment, to be obscene, pornographic,
disparaging of Sunrise Telecom or its products or products, or otherwise in poor
taste, that are themselves unlawful, or objectionable to Sunrise Telecom.
6. Use and Ownership. By using the Sunrise Telecom Brands
pursuant to the License Agreement, Licensee acknowledges that Sunrise Telecom
owns the Sunrise Telecom Brands and all rights therein and that Licensee has no
title or interest in or to the Sunrise Telecom Brands other than pursuant to the
License Agreement. Licensee agrees that it will do nothing inconsistent with
Sunrise Telecom 's ownership of the Sunrise Telecom Brands and shall not claim
adversely to Sunrise Telecom, or assist any third party in attempting to claim
adversely to Sunrise Telecom, with regards to such ownership. Licensee shall
deliver to Sunrise Telecom, upon Sunrise Telecom 's request, representative
samples of labels, containers, advertisements, catalogs, letterhead, and the
like, containing Sunrise Telecom Brands to enable Sunrise Telecom to ensure that
the Sunrise Telecom Brands are used in a consistent manner as described above.
7. Nonexclusive Remedy. If Sunrise Telecom at any
time determines that Licensee used the Sunrise Telecom Brands in a manner that
Sunrise Telecom reasonably deems an improper tarnishment of Sunrise Telecom, the
Sunrise Telecom products or the Sunrise Telecom Brands, or an infringement of
Sunrise Telecom 's or a third party's rights, including but not limited to
rights under trademark, patent, trade secret or copyright laws, or unlawful in
any country or territory, Sunrise Telecom may, at its sole discretion, request
Licensee to make changes to its use of the Sunrise Telecom Brands within three
(3) business days of written notice from Sunrise Telecom, terminate or modify
Licensee's permission to use the Sunrise Telecom brands, or take action against
such use. This remedy is in addition to any legal remedies to which Sunrise
Telecom may be entitled in relation to Licensee's use of Sunrise Telecom Brands.
8. No Warranty. THE SUNRISE TELECOM BRANDS ARE PROVIDED
"AS IS" TO LICENSEE. SUNRISE TELECOM MAKES NO WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT
TO ANY SUNRISE TELECOM BRANDS, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES'
TRADEMARKS OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Sunrise Telecom shall not be liable to
Licensee for Sunrise Telecom Brands that fail to satisfy any of those attributes
and shall not be obligated to advise Licensee of any such failure, whether or
not known.
9. Consequential Damages Waiver. IN NO EVENT SHALL SUNRISE
TELECOM BE LIABLE TO LICENSEE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR LOST OR DAMAGED DATA, OR ANY INDIRECT DAMAGES, WHETHER
ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF SUNRISE
TELECOM HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. These Guidelines and
the License Agr
eement shall be governed exclusively by and construed exclusively
under the internal laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict
of law principles. The sole jurisdiction and venue for actions arising out of or
in connection with these Guidelines or the License Agreement shall be in Santa
Clara County, California. Licensee consents to such jurisdiction and waives any
claim that a proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. If any provision of these Guidelines or the License
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law,
such provision shall be changed and interpreted to best accomplish the
objectives of the original provision to the fullest extent allowed by law and
the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. These Guidelines
and the License Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof.