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`EXHIBIT C
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`Sale and Relationship Agreement
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`This Sale and Relationship Agreement (“this Agreement”) made this 11th day of
`December 1998, is by and between Applied Komatsu Technology America Inc., a
`California corporation having offices at 3101 Scott Boulevard, Santa Clara, California
`95054 (“AKTA”), representing. as appropriate, Applied Komatsu Technology, Inc.
`(“AKT”), and Symmorphix inc, 3 Delaware corporation having offices at 1111 West El
`Camino Real, No. 109-233, Sunnyvale, California 94087 ("Symmorphix").
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`1. AKTA shall sell and Symmorphix shall buy the following two (2) systems
`(“Equipment”) at the prices stated below:
`. AKTA PVD 1600 SIN Alpha 2, asset tag # 0201153, 3-chamber system
`o AKTA PVD 3500 S/N Alpha 1. asset tag # C201155, 2-chamber system
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`2. The purchase and sale of the Equipment shall be as described in AKTA‘s standard
`Terms and Conditions of Sale, shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part of
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`_ cash ten (10) days from date of execution of this Agreement
`- cash thirty (30) days from first payment due date
`- cash thirty (30) days from second payment due date
`_ cash thirty((30) days from third payment due date
`- cash thirty (30) days from fourth payment due date
`Final balance of- payablein cash on or before May 31, 1999.
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`4. Title to the Equipment will remain with AKTA until one hundred percent of the
`purchase price has been received by AKTA.
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`If Symmorphix does not substantially comply with the required payments described
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`Equipment under this Agreement, and AKTA shall retain title and ownership to the
`Equipment and any moneys paid by Symmorphix hereunder. AKTA shall provide
`Symmorphix with at least ten (10) days prior written notice of AKTA’s intention to
`exercise its rights under this Section 5. Symmorphix will be allowed, during this ten (10)
`day notice period, to cure any failure and recover its rights and position hereunder.
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`6. AKTA shall provide Symmorphix with the following access to AKTA facilities, which
`shall extend through and including April 30, 1999. No modification or extension shall be
`effective unless by written agreement, signed by authorized representatives of AKTA
`and Symmorphix. AKTA will provide office space for designated Symmorphix
`personnel and such Applications Lab facilities as are required to operate the PVD 1600
`Serial # Alpha 2 system. The applicable office space, access routes, and use areas
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`shall be as shown in Exhibit B, attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement,
`subject to change by mutual written agreement. Symmorphix will at all times comply
`with AKTA's lab operation procedures, safety procedures and regulations, and standard
`practices when working in the AKTA Applications Lab. Access to analytical equipment
`for Symmorphix personnel shall be on a shared basis, with AKTA work receiving first
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`7. Symmorphix shall pay AKTA— per month for five (5)
`months (December 1998 through April 1999) to offset expenses incurred for process
`gas supplies, utilities, facility maintenance, and janitorial services to support the
`operation of the 1600 PVD system. Additional expenses must be discussed with and
`approved by Symmorphix in advance.
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`8. Replacement parts, service labor, replacement targets and backing plates, etc. are
`specifically excluded from this Agreement. Any such items will be handled under
`separate purchase order/sales order transactions on a case-by—case basis. Incidental
`supplies which are not typically provided by AKTA to its customers shall be purchased
`by Symmorphix directly from other vendors (e.g. wipes, glass, etc).
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`9. The following AKTA employees, who were subject to AKTA’s October 29, 1998
`Reduction in Force (RIF), will be permitted restricted access to designated AKTA
`facilities and will be permitted to work on Symmorphix business without affecting their
`AKTA separation packages so long as they are not receiving employment
`compensation from Symmorphix priorto December 29,1998.
`. Bob Conner Ernest Demaray, David Orgill, Bill Lee, Ravi Mullapudi, Ron Johnson,
`Kai-An Wang
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`Symmorphix is not allowed, and shall not attempt, to bring any persons not named
`above in this Section 9 (including visitors, customers, contractors, job candidates, or
`other workers) into any AKTA premises without the prior written approval of AKTA.
`AKTA will provide a response within 24 hours of receipt of request from Symmorphix.
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`10. Symmorphix agrees, for valuable consideration contained within this Agreement,
`not to solicit for employment, to employ, or othenrvise to engage the services of any
`person who is an employee of AKTA on or after October 29, 1998, except any AKTA
`employee who is the subject of AKTA’s October 29, 1998 RIF.
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`11. Symmorphix shall send all formal communications to AKTA in care of David
`Sponseller. Day to day coordination of activities between AKTA and Symmorphix shall
`be between Bill Harshbarger of AKTA and Ernest Demaray of Symmorphix.
`Symmorphix understands and agrees that it is not empowered or authorized to direct
`the efforts of or othenIvise assign tasks to AKTA employees. All requests for AKTA
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`resources, except as clearly granted under this Agreement. must be conveyed to AKTA
`in care of Bill Harshbarger or his designated delegate.
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`12. Symmorphix shall obtain and maintain any and all required insurance coverage for
`its employees and agents. Any injuries sustained when working on Symmorphix
`business are the responsibility of Symmorphix and its insurers.
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`13. Symmorphix shall obtain and maintain all required Workers' Compensation and
`disability insurance policies with limits as required by law and acceptable to AKTA no
`later than January 4. 1999. Any requests by Symmorphix to operate the Equipment on
`AKTA premises prior to Symmorphix having obtained such insurance is strictly at
`AKTA's discretion and shall be handled on a case-by-case basis.
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`14. Symmorphix shall obtain and maintain, during any period that any Symmorphix
`employee or agent is within AKTA’s premises. comprehensive general liability
`insurance covering personal injury and property damage in amounts acceptable to
`AKTA.
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`15. Symmorphix must comply with all California Occupational Safety and Health
`Administration (Cal OSHA) requirements and all applicable local ordinances. including
`without limitation the Santa Clara Municipal Fire Code. Symmorphix must also
`establish appropriate worker safety and training programs. Symmorphix may voluntarily
`adopt existing AKTA safety programs but Symmorphix assumes full responsibility for-
`employee, equipment, and facility safety in its area of use.
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`16. Symmorphix shall obtain any apprOpriate business operating licenses as required
`by law or local ordinance and by insurers of Symmorphix and AKTA.
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`17. Symmorphix must make its own arrangements for all purchasing, shipping and
`receiving functions. Symmorphix may use an AKTA hand truck if needed for glass
`container handling. Symmorphix must use the designated access routes on the
`attached layout (see Exhibit B) for its shipping and receiving operations, and must
`maintain all personnel work areas, and access and egress routes clear of obstructions
`as required by local ordinances and authorities and AKTA standards.
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`18. Symmorphix must abide by all AKTA environmental policies, practices, and
`procedures governing operations such as solvent usage, wet cleans. hazardous waste
`disposal, effluent treatment. Symmorphix personnel may not bring onto AKTA’s site or
`handle or move hazardous materials including but not limited to gas bottles (including
`helium) and wet lab chemicals. Symmorphix personnel may, however, use AKTA-
`supplied IPA squeeze bottles for routine system maintenance.
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`19. All Symmorphix personnel must attend a site orientation training session to be
`conducted by AKTA on a mutually acceptable date. AKTA has an Emergency
`Response Team which will respond in the event of emergency involving Symmorphix
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`operations. However. Symmorphix hereby agrees to hold AKTA and Applied Materials.
`Inc. harmless in the event of any problems which might develop as a result of such
`response.
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`20. All costs associated with removal of the Equipment from AKTA premises
`(subsequent to completed purchase thereof by Symmorphix) shall be borne by
`Symmorphix. Unless otherwise agreed upon in writing, all Equipment purchased
`hereunder shall be transported from AKTA’s site no later than April 30, 1999.
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`21. The parties have agreed to certain provisions regarding future dealings, intellectual
`property, confidential information, and licenses, as described in Exhibit C. attached
`hereto and made a part of this Agreement.
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`In witness whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by
`their duly authorized representatives on the date(s) shown below.
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`Symmorphix Inc.
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`Applied Komatsu Technology
`America, Inc. (“AKTA”)
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`Bob Conner
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`December 11, 1998
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`December 11, 1998
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`Acknowledged and Accepted:
`Applied Komatsu Technology, Inc.
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`Shareholders Committee
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` Howard Neff
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`President
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`December 1 1, 1998
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`any third party, and any and all such use of AKTA‘s patented processes is expressly not authorized.
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`Except as set forth in the preceding paragraph, the sale. lease, or other transfer of AKTA Products to Purchaser does
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`patent. A TA grants to Purchaser a non-assignable, non-transferable, non-exclusive, royalty free ri hi to use, in object
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`code form, any software and related documentation furnished under these Terms and Conditions. T is grant shall be
`limited to use With the Products for which the software was obtained. Purchaser may make a sin le archive copy of
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`this software, prowded that any copy must contain the same copyright notice and pro rietary mar ings as the original
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`software. Use of software on any equipment other than that for which it was obtaine or any other material breach
`shall automatically terminate this license. Terms of any agreement packaged with the software shall prevail over these
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`AKTA accepts no liability for, and Purchaser shall hold AKTA harmless against any ex ense or loss from infrin ement
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`information, and assistance for defense of same, shal defend any suit or proceeding brought against Purchaser, so far
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`In case any such Product is in such suit held to constitute infringement of any US. apparatus patent and all use of said
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`Product by Purchaser is enjorned, AKTA shall, at its own expense and option, either procure for the Purchaser the right
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`to continue using said Product, replace same with a non-infringing product, modify it so it becomes a non—infringing
`Product, or remove said Product and refund the purchase price to Purchaser, together with transportation and
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`In no event shall AKTA's total liability to Purchaser under or as a result of compliance with
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`foregoing states the entire liability of AKTA for patent infringement by said Products, or by any part thereof, either alone
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`IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY
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`WARRANTY AGAINST INFRINGEMENT AND SHALL BE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR PATENT
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`INFRINGEMENT OF ANY KIND.
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`rovide all support staff and equipment necessary for start-up of Systems supplied hereunder or shall
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`arrange with A TA in advance of shipment for the attendance of an AKTA Field Service Engineer. Purchaser shall
`effect start-up within thirty (30) days of receipt of a System. Costs resulting from any delays in the start-up due to lack
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`of preparedness by Purchaser Will be billed at standard rates provided
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`including ut not limited to'any claimed shortages, defects. quality problems, or delivery errors.
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`of delivery and Purchaser will be conclusively presumed to have waived all such claims and complaints, except as
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`AKTA warrants to Purchaser that all new Products provided by AKTA hereunder shall conform to the published
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`specifications and shall be free from defects in material and workmanship when used under normal operating
`conditions, and that all servrce provrded by AKTA shall be performed in a workmanlike manner.
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`The foregoing warranty shall apply to such period of time and under such conditions as are specified in AKTA's
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`If not otherwise specified. the warranty for Systems shall apply for one ear from
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`the date of start-up and AKTA's sign—off of the System, provided the same is not unreasonably e ayed by KTA.
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`The foregoing warranty for service shall apply for a period of ninety (90) days from performance of the service.
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`If an; Product delivered hereunder does not meet the above warranty, Purchaser shall promptly notify AKTA and make
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