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`CARTER LEDYARD & MILBURN LLP
`Counselors at Law
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`July 11, 2006
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`Diane B. Melnick
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`Vl[A EXPRESS MAIL
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`Commissioner for Trademarks
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`BOX ITU
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`P.O. Box 1451
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`Alexandria, VA 22313 -1451
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`RE:
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`Notice of Appeal:
`PLAYTEX
`THE ORIGINAL SILK Serial No. 76/543,463
`Our Ref.: PLA 14 813
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`Dear Sir/Madam:
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`Enclosed for processing on behalf of Playtex Products, Inc.. are the following:
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`(1) A Notice of Appeal;
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`(2) A Request for Reconsideration;
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`(3) A check in the amount of $100 in payment of the filing fee; and
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`(4) A self-addressed, stamped postcard for acknowledgment.
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`Please charge any other fees necessary to Deposit Account No. 502-499.
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`July 11, 2006
`Date of Deposit
`EQ 101748985 U.S.
`“Express Mail” mailing label No.
`I hereby certify that this paper or fee is being deposited with the United States Postal Service “Express Mail Postoffice to Addressee”
`service under 37 CFR 1.10 on the date indicated above and is addressed to the Commissioner for Trademarks, PO. Box 1451,
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1451
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`Printed name of erson mailin aer or fee)
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`Phyllis Frissora
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`60915051
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`Please do not hesitate to Contact me at the above number should you have any questions
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`Very truly yours,
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`Enclosures
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`Rose Auslander, Esq. (w/ att.)
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`Applicant:
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`Playtex Products, Inc..
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`Serial Number:
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`76/543,463
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`Filing date:
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`September 8, 2003
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`Mark:
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`PLAYTEX THE ORIGINAL SILK
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`Reference No.
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`PLA 14 813
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`BOX TTAB
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`FEE
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`Commissioner for Trademarks
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`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1451
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`NOTICE OF APPEAL
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`Applicant hereby appeals to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board from the
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`decision of the Trademark Examining Attorney refusing registration. A check for $100
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`for the filing fee is enclosed; any further charges may be made to App1icant’s attorneys’
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`deposit account no. 502-499.
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`A Request for Reconsideration is being filed simultaneously herewith. Applicant
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`respectfully requests that the Appeal be suspended while the Examining Attorney
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`CERTIFICATE OF EXPRESS MAILING
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`Date ofDeposit
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`I hereby certify that this paper or fee is being deposited with the United States Postal Service “Express Mail Postofiice to Addressee”
`service under 37 CFR 1.10 on the date indicated above and is addressed to the Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks, PO. Box
`1451, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1451.
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`Ph Ilis Frissora
`(Printed name of person mailing paper or fee)
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`07/14/2006 KBIB
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`01 FC:6403
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`100.00 DP
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`examines the Request for Reconsideration.
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`Dated: New York, New York
`July 11, 2006
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`CARTER LEDYARD & MILBURN LLP
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`New York, New York 10005
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`6091498.]
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Applicant:
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`Playtex Products, Inc.
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`Serial No:
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`76/543463
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`Filed:
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`Mark:
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`September 8, 2003
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`PLAYTEX ...THE ORIGINAL SILK
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`Our Ref:
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`PLA14 813
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`Yong Oh (Richard) Kim
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 115
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`RES QUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION
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`Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks
`P.O. Box 1451
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`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1451
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`This is in response to the final Office Action mailed on January 11, 2006. A Notice of
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`Appeal is being filed simultaneously herewith.
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`AMENDMENTS
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`Please make the following claim of ownership of records in the application.
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`Applicant is the owner of U.S. Reg. No. 814594.
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`REMARKS
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`1. Claim of Ownership.
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`The Examining Attorney has indicated that the prior claim of ownership as to U.S. Reg.
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`Nos. 372367, 674985, 711937, 1137300, and 1174355 is improper. Applicant respectfully
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`withdraws its claim of ownership as to those registrations.
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`July 11, 2006
`Date of Deposit
`EQ 101748985 U.S.
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`I hereby certify thatthis paper or fee is being deposited with the United States Postal Service “Express Mail Postoflice to Addressee” service on
`the date indicated above and is addressed to the Commissioner for Trademarks, P.O. Box 1
`1, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1451
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`Phyllis Frissora
`(Printed name ofperson mailing paper or fee)
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`(Signature)
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`6091 506.1
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`Applicant is the joint owner of U.S. Reg. No. 814,594. The amendment above is
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`intended to make that ownership of record. U.S. Reg. No. 814594 is jointly owned by Playtex
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`Apparel, Inc. and Playtex Family Products, Inc. Playtex Family Products, Inc. is the
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`predecessor-in-interest of the Applicant
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`2. Statutory Refusals.
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`The Examining Attorney has continued the refixsal of registration on the basis of U.S.
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`Reg. Nos. 814594, 2149059, 2711629, and 2723867, and issued a supplemental refusal on the
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`basis of U.S. Reg. No. 2834730. Applicant respectfully disagrees for the reasons noted in the
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`previous Response, incorporated herein by reference.
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`The cited registrations, with the exception of U.S. Reg. No. 814594, are owned by
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`Playtex Marketing Corp. Playtex Marketing Corp. is a company jointly owned by Playtex
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`Apparel, Inc. and Playtex Products, Inc. See Exhibit 1, attached, consisting of an agreement that
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`demonstrates the relationship between the parties, and confirms that Playtex Marketing Corp. is
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`jointly owned by Applicant.
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`As noted previously, Applicant marks containing the term PLAYTEX have long co-
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`existed with the PLAYTEX-forrnative marks owned by Playtex Marketing Corp. without
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`confusion.
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`On this basis, the refusal to register is properly withdrawn.
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`b. Unity of Control.
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`Because Applicant is the part owner of the company that owns the cited marks, there is
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`unity of control and correspondingly, no likelihood of confusion. Applicant controls the mark
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`for which registration is now sought -- it also controls, through Playtex Marketing Corp., the
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`marks cited by the Examining Attorney. Because there is unity of control, consumers are not
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`likely to be confused as to the source of the goods.
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`On this second basis, the refusal to register is properly withdrawn.
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`c. Co-Existence of Marks.
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`Applicant’s marks have long co-existed with the PLAYTEX marks owned by Playtex
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`Marketing Corp., that are cited by the Examining Attorney in the Office Action. The extensive
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`and long-standing co-existence of these marks reflect the fact that Playtex Products, Inc. and
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`Playtex Marketing Corp. are related companies that are aware of each other’s activities and
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`trademark rights. The parties’ knowledge of each other’s activities and respect for each other’s
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`trademark rights further guards against any likelihood of confusion.
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`On this basis, the refusal to register is properly withdrawn.
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`With the above, all questions have now been answered and this application is in condition
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`for publication.
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`Dated:
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`New York, New York
`July 11, 2006
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`CARTER LEDYARD & MILBURN LLP
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`JUL 11 '86 12123 FR PLRYTEX LEGRL
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`AMENDED TRADEMARK LICENSE AGREEMENT
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`Agreement entered into the ______ day of lflgmaw, 1991
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`among PLAYTEX MARKETING CORPORATION ("Licensor”), a Delaware
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`corporation located at c/0 Abelman, Frayne & Schwab, 708 Third
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`Avenue, New York, NY 10017-4141, and PLAYTEX APPAREL,
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`INC.
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`' ("Playtex/Apparel"), a Delaware corporation located at 700
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`~Fairfield Avenue, Stamford, Connecticut 06904, and PLAYTEX FAMILY-
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`PRODUCTS CORPORATION ("Playtex/FP")
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`(successor to Playtex FP,
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`Inc.), a Delaware corporation located at 700 Fairfield Avenue,
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`Stamford, Connecticut 06904.
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`WHEREAS, Licensor is the owner of the legal title to
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`the Licensed Trademarks (as hereinafter defined) throughout the
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`Territory (as hereinafter defined).
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`WHEREAS, Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/FP (each sometimes
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`called the "Licensee" herein) both have had and have the right to
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`use the Licensed Trademarks and PLAYTEX trade name throughout the
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`Territory in their respective businesses.
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`WHEREAS, Licensor, Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/FP are
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`parties to a certain Trademark License Agreement dated December
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`27, 1988, and amended on December 31, 1990, pursuant to which.
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`Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/FP'were granted the right to use the
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`Licensed Trademarks in the Territory in connection with the
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`manufacture, advertising, promotion, sale and distribution of
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`certain stated products (the "Trademark License");
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`WHEREAS, Licensor, Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/PP
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`desire to replace the Trademark License with this Amended
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`Trademark License:
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`WHEREAS,
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`in order to confirm the continuation of their
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`rights to use the Licensed Trademarks and PLAYTEX trade name in
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`their respective businesses, and in consideration of the mutual
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`terms, covenants and conditions set forth herein,
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`the parties
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`agree as follows:
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`1.
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`QEEEHITIONB
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`A.
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`"Licensed Trademarks" shall mean (i) the PLAYTEX
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`trademark and foreign language and composite trademarks including
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`PLAYTEX and (ii) the LIVING trademark and foreign language and
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`throughout the Territory,
`composite trademarks including LIVING,
`in which Licensor now or hereafter acquires rights, or may
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`otherwise have the right to license, with respect to the Licensed
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`Products (as hereinafter defined).
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`‘
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`B.
`"Licensed Apparel Products" shall collectively include:
`(i) all those apparel products which Playtex/Apparel is selling
`or has previously sold in conjunction with their Licensed
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`Trademarks including brassieres, girdles, panties and other items
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`of women's intimate apparel and lingerie: (ii) any other apparel
`and accessory products of Class 25 of the International
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`Classification of Goods and Services (Fourth Edition) published
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`by the World Intellectual Property organization (with the
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`including
`exception of bibs, babies‘ diapers and napkins),
`components incorporated in such apparel products and sold in
`conjunction therewith, and those products-in Classes 23 and 24 of
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`the aforesaid International Classification of Goods and services
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`which are identified in schedule A hereto and are intended to be
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`incorporated into apparel products, and (iii) goods and services
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`reasonably related to (i) and (ii) above with respect to the
`similarity of the goods or services as to product characteristics
`and purposes; which Playtex/Apparel desires to sell under any of
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`the Licensed Trademarks, and satisfy paragraphs 38, 5 and 7 below
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`and are otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Amended
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`Trademark License Agreement.
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`C.
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`"Licensed Non—Apparel Products" shall collectively
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`include (i) all those products which Playtex/FP has previously
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`sold, or had been approved for sale,
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`in conjunction with the
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`Licensed Trademarks including without limitation tampons: baby
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`nurser kits and components thereof,
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`including baby bottles,
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`disposable nurser sacs, nipples and pacifiers: other baby
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`products including bibs, diaper bags, changing pads and wipes;
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`and household rubber gloves; (ii) all those products which
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`Playtex/PP has previously sold, or had been approved for sale,
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`in
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`its family products business in conjunction with the LIVING
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`trademark,
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`including household rubber gloves: and (iii) any other
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`The "Term" of the Licenses
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`Perpetual.
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`granted hereunder shall be
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`Playtex/PP.
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`I.
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`In considering whether'tarnishment is likely to occur.
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`there shall be taken into account the fact that each Licensee or
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`a predecessor of its business has used the Licensed Trademarks
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`and PLAYTEX trade name on various products without tarnishing the
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`image of either the Licensed Trademarks or PLAYTEX trade name.
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`2.
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`GRANT OF L
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`838
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`A.
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`For the Term of this Agreement, Licensor hereby grants
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`to Playtex/Apparel, and its Affiliated Companies, successors, and
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`assigns in compliance with paragraph 10 below,
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`to the full extent
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`it has or may at any time hereafter acquire the right to do, and
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`Playtex/Apparel hereby accepts:
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`(i)
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`the separate and exclusive royalty-free license within
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`the Territory to manufacture, cause to be manufactured,
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`distribute, sell, advertise and promote the Licensed Apparel
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`Products in conjunction with the Licensed Trademarks,
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`including
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`the right to grant sub-licenses (except that Playtex/Apparel
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`shall not permit the indiscriminate proliferation of sublicensees
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`which would cause a material adverse impact on the value of the
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`Licensed Trademarks or cause the Licensed Trademarks to lose
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`significance as a source of origin), provided that such sub-
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`licensees comply with the terms of this Amended Trademark License
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`Agreement applicable to Playtex/Apparel and that the sublicensees
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`agree in writing to be bound by and comply with all the terms of
`this Amended Trademark License Agreement,
`including paragraph BB,
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`5 and 7 below and th€'right
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`of Playtex/Apparel to grant a
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`security interest pursuant to paragraph 10 below;
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`(ii)
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`the separate and exclusive (except for Licensor,
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`Playtex FP, Inc. and Licensor's and Playtex FP, Inc.'s present
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`and future Affiliated Companies) royalty-free right to use,
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`within the Territory,
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`the trade name PLAYTEX in its and its
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`Affi1iated'Conpanies‘ corporate and other business entity trade
`names, provided that such corporate trade names combine the term
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`PLAYTEX with one or more other terms other than the term Family
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`Products or synonyms thereof, and the businesses of such
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`Affiliated companies are restricted to the Licensed Apparel
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`Products.
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`B.
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`For the Term of this Agreement, Licensor hereby grants
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`to Playtex/FP, and its Affiliated companies, successors and
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`assigns in compliance with paragraph 10 below,
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`to the full extent
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`it has or may at any time hereafter acquire the right to do, and
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`Playtex/FP hereby accepts:
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`(i)
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`the separate and exclusive royalty-free license within
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`the Territory to manufacture, cause to be manufactured,
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`distribute, sell, advertise and promote the Licensed Non-Apparel
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`Products in conjunction with the Licensed Trademarks,
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`including
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`the right to grant sub—1icenses (except that Playtex/PP shall not
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`permit the indiscriminate proliferation of sublicensees which
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`would cause a material adverse impact on the value of the
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`Licensed Trademarks or cause the Licensed Trademarks to lose
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`significance as a source of origin), provided that such sub-
`licensees comply with the terms of this Amended Trademark License
`Agreement and that the sublicensees agree in writing to be bound
`by and comply with all the terms of this Amended Trademark
`License Agreement,
`including paragraph 3B, 5 and 7 below and the
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`right of Playtex/FP to grant a security interest_pursuant to
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`paragraph 1o.below:.
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`(ii)
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`the separate and exclusive (except for Licensor,
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`Playtex Apparel, Inc. and Licensor's and Playtex Apparel, Inc.'s
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`present and future Affiliated Companies) royalty-free right to
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`use, within the Territory,
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`the trade name PLAYTEX in its and its
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`designee's corporate or other business entity trade names
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`provided that such corporate trade names combine the terms
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`PLAYTEX with one or more other terms, other than the word apparel
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`or synonyms thereof, and the business of such Affiliated
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`Companies are restricted to the Licensed Hon-Apparel Products.
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`C. All use by Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/FP, their
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`Affiliated Companies or sublicensees of the Licensed Trademarks
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`and the PLAYTEX trade name in connection with the Licensed
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`Products or any packaging, advertising and promotional materials
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`relating thereto shall inure to the legal benefit of Licensor.
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`D. Licensor makes no representation or warranty to
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`Playtex/Apparel or Playtex/FP with respect to the enforceability,
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`validity,
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`infringement or registrability of any of the Licensed
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`Trademarks.
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`3.
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`PRODUCT EXCLUSION
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`A. Playtex/Appare1's rights with respect to all the
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`Licensed Apparel Products shall be to the exclusion of Licensor
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`and Playtex/FP. During the term of this Amended Trademark
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`License Agreement to Playtex/Apparel, Licensor's use and
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`licensing to others of the Licensed Trademarks and the PLAYTEX
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`trade name within the Territory shall not include the Licensed
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`Apparel Products.
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`B. Playtex/FP's rights with respect to all of the Licensed '
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`Non-Apparel Products shall be to the exclusion of Licensor and
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`Playtex/Apparel. During the term of this Amended Trademark
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`License Agreement to Playtex/PP, Licensor's use and licensing to
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`others of the Licensed Trademarks and the PLAYTEX trade name
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`within the Territory shall not include the Licensed Non«Appare1
`Products.
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`C. Neither Licensor, Playtex/Apparel, nor Playtex/FP shall
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`use, or authorize the use of,
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`the Licensed Trademarks or PLAYTEX
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`trade name on or in association with any new product or service
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`which is likely to materially tarnish the image of the Licensed
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`Trademarks or PLAYTEX trade name nor shall any party permit the
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`indiscriminate proliferation of uses of the Licensed Trademarks
`which would cause the Licensed Trademarks to lose significance as
`a source of origin.
`The party intending to use or authorize the
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`use of the Licensed Trademarks on a new product shall so advise
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`the other parties at least sixty (60) days prior to the
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`In the event one of the parties
`initiation of such new product.
`be1ieves the other party's intended use or authorization of the
`Licensed Trademarks violates this provision, it shall so notify
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`such other party within fourteen (14) days of the notice with
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`respect to such intended new product, and they shall promptly
`consult to resolve the matter.
`If the parties cannot resolve the
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`matter within thirty (30) days_of the latter nctice,_the dispute
`shall be subnitted to arbitration in accordance with paragraph 12
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`In addition to the indemnification obligations set forth
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`in paragraph 9 hereof, each of the parties shall indemnify and
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`hold the others harmless from any liability,
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`loss, damage or
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`expense (including reasonable counsel fees) resulting from its
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`breach of this sub-paragraph 3(c).
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`D. Licensor shall have the continuing right to use the
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`trade name PLAYTEX in its corporate name.
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`4.
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`QUALITY CONMEKHLIDEBIGNBE
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`Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/FP jointly and severally
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`acknowledge that the control by Licensor over the nature and
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`quality of all Licensed Products, their packaging and advertising
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`are essential elements of the licenses herein granted.
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`Accordingly; all aspects of the use of the Licensed Trademarks
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`and PLAYTEX trade name in conjunction with the Licensed Products
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`shall be subject to Licensor's reasonable approval. Licensor may
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`appoint a party who is familiar with the proper use of trademarks
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`("Licensor's Quality Control Designee") to review:
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`(1)
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`the
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`quality of the Licensed Products manufactured by Playtex/Apparel
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`and/or_Playtex/FP and/or their Affiliated Companies to insure
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`that they comply with paragraph 5 below: (ii) the trademark
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`notices utilized by Playtex/Apparel and/ax Playtex/PP and/or
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`their Affiliated Companies on the Licensed Products, their
`packaging and advertising for compliance with paragraph 6 below;
`and (iii) Playtex/Apparel's and Playtex/FP‘s and/or their
`hftiliated companies‘ advertising, packaging and promotional
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`material disseminated in connection with the Licensed Products to
`insure that they comply with paragraph 7 below, as its agent to’
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`perform part or all of the quality control functions of
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`paragraphs 5, 6 or 7 below. Licensor shall notify
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`Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/PP of Licensor's Quality Control
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`Designee with respect to each of their Licenses. Playtex/Apparel
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`and Playtex/FP shall cooperate with Licensor's Quality Control
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`Designee to maintain quality control with respect to all of the
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`Licensed Products, their packaging, advertising and promotional
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`materials. Accordingly.
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`the reference to Licensor in paragraphs
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`5, 6, and 7 below shall, at Licensor'e election, also include
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`Licensor's Quality Control Designee.
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`5.
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`QUQLITY O! LLOBNBED PRODUQQQcv
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`A. Playtex/Apparel and'Playtex/PP agree that all their
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`Licensed Products shall be of high quality, consistent with the
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`intended class of trade,
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`the relative price points and/or value
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`of the Licensed products,
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`to protect and enhance the prestige of
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`the Licensed Trademarks and PLAYTEX trade name and the goodwill
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`pertaining thereto.
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`In particular, Licensor agrees that the
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`quality of the Licensed Products currently and previously sold by
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`Licensees are of acceptable quality.
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`8. Both Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/FP shall, prior to the
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`distribution of any new type of Licensed Product under the
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`Licensed‘Trademarks which is materially different'with'respect'to
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`end use from products of the type previously sold by Licensee.
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`notify Licensor of the nature of such new product and the
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`intended countries of manufacture and sale in order to provide
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`Licensor with an opportunity to obtain trademark protection, if
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`appropriate. Licensor shall have the right to request a
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`reasonable quantity of samples of all such new products to
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`inspect such new products to determine if they are of acceptable
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`quality.
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`If no written request for samples is received by
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`Playtex/Apparel or Playtex/PP, as the case may be, within ten
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`(10) business days of Licensor's receipt of the notice of the
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`intended new type of product or if such a request is made and
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`complied with, and Licensor does not object to the quality of the
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`new product within fifteen (15) business days of Licensor's
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`receipt of the sample, Licensor's approval shall be deemed to
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`have been given.
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`Should there be an objection, Licensor and the
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`party intending to distribute the new product shall promptly
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`consult to remedy the problem and remove the objection. Any
`disapproved new products shall not be sold in association with
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`the Licensed Trademarks or PLAYTEX trade name. Once such new
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`product has been approved,
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`the party receiving Licensor's
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`approval shall have the right to continue to manufacture such
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`products which are in substantial accord with the approved
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`sample.
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`C. Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/PP shall in response to
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`Licensor's request, provide Licensor with the addresses of all
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`facilities,
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`including third party manufacturers; at which their
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`Licensed Products are being manufactured. For the purposes of
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`this paragraph 5, but only to the extent reasonable and
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`appropriate to protect Licensor's rights under this paragraph 5,
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`Licensor shall have the right, during regular business hours,
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`upon reasonable notice,
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`to inspect all such facilities controlled
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`by Playtex/Apparel or Playtex/FP and both Playtex/Apparel and
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`Playtex/PP shall use their best efforts to obtain 'permission for
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`Licensor to inspect all third party facilities.
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`Inspections may
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`include any reasonable actions necessary to assure that the
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`Licensed Products are being manufactured consistent with this
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`paragraph 5.
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`0. Upon the reasonable request of Licensor from time to
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`time, Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/FP will furnish samples of
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`their Licensed Products so that Licensor may assure that
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`maintenance of proper qua1ity'contro1 of the Licensed Products,
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`and Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/PP shall consult with Licensor
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`with respect to any changes in the Licensed Products and/or their
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`packaging which Licensor reasonably requests to maintain the
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`quality of the Licensed Products.
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`If the parties cannot resolve
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`any matter under this paragraph 5, the dispute shall be submitted
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`to arbitration in accordance with paragraph 12 below.
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`E. Once a year, Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/FP shall
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`exchange a list of new products marketed under the Licensed
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`Trademarks, setting forth the countries in the territory in which
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`those products are being, or are intended to be marketed.
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`Both Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/PP will utilize on the
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`Licensed Products and their packaging and advertising whatever
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`lawful notice is reasonably requested in writing by Licensor in
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`order to protect the Licensed Trademarks and properly designate
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`Licensor's legal ownership thereof.
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`If no such notice is
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`specifically provided,
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`the licensed party shall utilize such
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`notice as in the opinion of its counsel is appropriate in order
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`to protect the Licensed Trademarks and properly designate
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`Licenscr‘s legal ownership thereof. However, Playtex/Apparel and
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`Playtex/FP shall advise Licensor of such intended notice, and ,
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`make any changes thereto reasonably requested by Licensor.
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`Both Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/PP hereby agree that any
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`advertising, packaging and/or promotional material disseminated
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`by it in connection with their Licensed Products will be in
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`substantial accord with the level of similar materials previously
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`disseminated by it or its predecessor company and taking into
`consideration the intended class of trade,
`the relative price
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`points and/or value with respect to such products and will not
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`knowingly materially tarnish the image or cause a material
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`adverse impact on the value of the Licensed Trademarks or PLAYTEX
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`trade name in any manner. Neither Playtex/Apparel nor Playtex/FP
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`will at any time use, promote, advertise, display or otherwise
`commercialize the Licensed Trademarks of PLAYTEX trade name or
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`any material utilizing or reproducing the Licensed Trademarks or.
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`PLAYTEX trade name in a manner that would knowingly materially
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`tarnish its image or cause a material adverse impact on its
`value. Licensor shall have a right to periodically request
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`sample advertising, packaging or promotional materials, and
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`consult with Playtex/Apparel and/or Playtex/PP, as the case may
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`be,
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`to remedy any material which Licensor reasonably believes
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`materially tarnishes the image or causes a material adverse
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`impact on the value of, or ihproperly uses,
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`the Licensed
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`Trademarks or PLAYTEX trade name. Both Playtex/Apparel and
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`Playtex/PP shall use their best efforts to supervise the use of
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`the Licensed Trademarks and PLAYTEX trade name by their customers
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`to ensure that their customers advertise, display, and promote
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`the Licensed Products in a manner consistent with the terms of
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`this Amended Trademark License Agreement. The Licensed Products
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`will be manufactured, packaged, sold, advertised and distributed
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`in accordance'vith all applicable national and local laws and
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`regulations. Playtex/Apparel shall be solely responsible for
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`insuring that all packaging. advertising and promotional
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`materials are in compliance with the laws of any country in which
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`it is selling the Licensed Apparel Products. Playtex/FP shall be
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`solely responsible for insuring that all packaging, advertising
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`and promotional materials are in compliance with the laws of any
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`country in which it is selling the Licensed Non-Apparel Products.
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`The parties agree to cooperate in the execution and
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`delivery,
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`from time to time throughout the term of this Amended
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`Trademark License Agreement, of any documents that may be
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`reasonably required or desirable to effectuate and carry out the
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`purpose and intent of this Amended Trademark License Agreement.
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`Such documents shall include instruments required to file, renew,
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`assign, protect, perfect and/or maintain the Licensed Trademarks
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`and Licensor's ownership therein, or to provide for the granting
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`of any license hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the
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`foregoing, Licensor shall enter Playtex/Apparel and/or Playtex/PP
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`or their local Affiliated Companies in Canada as a registered
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`user of the Licensed Trademarks therein, and Playtex/Apparel and
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`Playtex/PP and/or their local Affiliated Companies shall, upon
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`written request, execute such Canadian registered user
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`agreements.
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`B. Licensor shall take such action as is reasonably
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`required or desirable to obtain and maintain appropriate
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`protection of the Licensed Trademarks applicable to the
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`businesses of Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/FP. Playtex/Apparel
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`shall be responsible for the full cost of those trademark
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`filings, renewals. maintenance, assignments, and registered user
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`entries (including the attorney's and local agent's fees) with
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`respect to those Licensed Trademarks which only apply to the
`Licensed Apparel Products. Playtex/PP shall be responsible_for
`the full cost or those trademark filings, renewals, maintenance,
`assignments and registered user entries of those Licensed
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`Trademarks which only apply to the Licensed Non-Apparel Products.
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`Where such a trademark filing, renewal, maintenance, assignment
`or registered user entry applies to a Licensed Trademark or
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`Trademarks which cover both Licensed Apparel Products and
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`Licensed Non-Apparel Products, Playtex/Apparel and Playtex/FP
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`shall each contribute the appropriate pro rata share of the cost.
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`C. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall obligate
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`Licensor to prepare or maintain any trademark applications
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`(except for intent to use applications) or registrations,
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`commercial use by Playtex/Apparel or Playtex/FP. However, before
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`deciding not to file a new application or to abandon or fail to
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`renew any trademark relating to the Licensed Products, Licensor
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`shall use its best efforts to provide the party whose license
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`covers such Licensed Products with at least sixty (60) days
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`notice before the date that such action should be taken and that
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`party shall then have the rights at its cost,
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`to file,
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`renew or
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`otherwise obtain or maintain such trademark in Licensor's name,
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`by giving Licensor notice within thirty (30) days of Licensor's
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`notice to it. However, Licensor shall not have any liability to
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`Playtex/Apparel or Playtex/FP for failure to provide such notice.
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`A.
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`The parties shall promptly notify_each other pt any.
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`claim that is asserted, and of any action or proceeding that is
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`threatened or commenced,
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`in which a third party (1) challenges
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`the right of any of the parties hereto to use any of the Licensed
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`Trademarks, or (ii) alleges that any Licensed Trademark used
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`pursuant to this Amended Trademark License Agreement infringes
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`the trademark rights of such third party, or (iii) in which the
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`revocation, cancellation or declaration of invalidity of any of
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`the Licensed Trademarks is sought.
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`The parties shall consult
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`with respect to each such claim, action, or proceeding,
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`the
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`assertion of counterclaims thereto and the settlement thereof and
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`shall jointly defend,
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`in the name of Licensor, Playtex/Apparel
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`and/or Playtex/PP, each such action or proceeding that is
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`commenced.
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`The party or parties whose use of the Licensed
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`Trademark or PLAYTEX trade name is being challenged or whose
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`Licensed Products are covered by the Licensed Trademarks or
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`PLAYTEX trade name being attached shall be responsible for the
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`legal expenses incurred in defending such actions and proceedings
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`and all damages and costs, if any, recovered by the third party.
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`B.
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`The partiesnshall promptly notify each other of any
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`infringement or other violation by a third party of any of the
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`Licensed