INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT

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EX-10.4 128 dex104.htm INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Intellectual Property Security Agreement

Exhibit 10.4

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT

This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of April 20, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intellectual Property Security Agreement”), is made by each of the signatories hereto (collectively, the “Grantors”) in favor of Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).

A. KAR Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), and KAR Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), have entered into the Credit Agreement, dated as of even date herewith (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto as lenders (the “Lenders”), Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers, UBS Securities LLC, as syndication agent, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as co-documentation agents, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., UBS Securities LLC and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as joint bookrunners, the Administrative Agent and other parties from time to time signatory thereto.

B. It is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement that the Grantors shall have executed and delivered that certain Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of even date herewith in favor of the Administrative Agent (as amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the meanings given such terms in the Credit Agreement or the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as applicable.

C. Under the terms of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Grantors have granted a security interest in certain Property, including without limitation certain Intellectual Property of the Grantors to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and have agreed as a condition thereof to execute this Intellectual Property Security Agreement for recording with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, and other applicable Governmental Authorities.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Grantors agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Grant of Security. Each Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a security interest in and to all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all of the following property now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest, as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of such Grantor’s Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement):

(a) (i) all United States trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, corporate names, company names, business names, trade dress, trade styles or logos and all registrations of and applications to register the foregoing (except for “intent-to-use” applications for trademark or service mark registrations filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, unless and until an Amendment to Allege Use or a Statement of Use under Sections 1(c) and 1(d) of said Act has been filed and accepted) and any new renewals thereof, including each registration and application identified in Schedule 1, (ii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for any and all past, present and future infringements and dilutions thereof, (iii) all income, royalties, damages and other payments now and


hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto (including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past, present or future infringements and dilutions thereof) and (iv) all other rights of any kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto, together in each case with the goodwill of the business connected with the use of, and symbolized by, each of the above;

(b) (i) all United States patents, patent applications, including without limitation each issued patent and patent application identified on Schedule 1, (ii) all inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (iii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for any and all past, present and future infringements thereof, (iv) all income, royalties, damages and other payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto (including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof) and (v) all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutes, renewals, and extensions thereof, all improvements thereon and all other rights of any kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto;

(c) (i) all United States copyrights, whether or not the underlying works of authorship have been published, and all copyright registrations and copyright applications, and any renewals or extensions thereof, including each registration identified on Schedule 1, (ii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for any and all past, present and future infringements thereof, (iii) all income, royalties, damages and other payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto (including, without limitation, payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof) and (iv) all other rights of any kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto; and

(d) any and all Proceeds of the foregoing.

SECTION 2. Recordation. Each Grantor authorizes and requests that the United States Register of Copyrights or the United States Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, as applicable, record this Intellectual Property Security Agreement.

SECTION 3. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy or electronic pdf), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

SECTION 4. Governing Law. This Intellectual Property Security Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

SECTION 5. Conflict Provision. This Intellectual Property Security Agreement has been entered into in conjunction with the provisions of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and the Credit Agreement. The rights and remedies of each party hereto with respect to the security interest granted herein are without prejudice to, and are in addition to those set forth in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and the Credit Agreement, all terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event that any provisions of this Intellectual Property Security Agreement are in conflict with the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or the Credit Agreement, the provisions of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or the Credit Agreement shall govern.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Intellectual Property Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

ADESA, INC.
By:  

/s/ Eric M. Loughmiller

Name:   Eric M. Loughmiller
Title:  

 

STATE OF INDIANA    )   
   :    ss.:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON    )   

On this 23rd day of April, 2007, before me personally appeared Eric M. Loughmiller, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument the entity upon behalf of which the person acted executed the instrument.

 

/s/ Kathleen E. Bramel

Notary Public
My commission expires: May 31, 2007


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Intellectual Property Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

ADESA WISCONSIN, LLC
By:  

/s/ Eric M. Loughmiller

Name:   Eric M. Loughmiller
Title:  

 

STATE OF INDIANA    )   
   :    ss.:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON    )   

On this 23rd day of April, 2007, before me personally appeared Eric M. Loughmiller, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument the entity upon behalf of which the person acted executed the instrument.

 

/s/ Kathleen E. Bramel

Notary Public
My commission expires: May 31, 2007


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Intellectual Property Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Eric M. Loughmiller

Name:   Eric M. Loughmiller
Title:  

 

STATE OF INDIANA    )   
   :    ss.:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON    )   

On this 23rd day of April, 2007, before me personally appeared Eric M. Loughmiller, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument the entity upon behalf of which the person acted executed the instrument.

 

/s/ Kathleen E. Bramel

Notary Public
My commission expires: May 31, 2007


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Intellectual Property Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

AUTOMOTIVE FINANCE CORPORATION

By:  

/s/ Eric M. Loughmiller

Name:   Eric M. Loughmiller
Title:  

 

STATE OF INDIANA    )   
   :    ss.:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON    )   

On this 23rd day of April, 2007, before me personally appeared Eric M. Loughmiller, proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument the entity upon behalf of which the person acted executed the instrument.

 

/s/ Kathleen E. Bramel

Notary Public
My commission expires: May 31, 2007


BEAR STEARNS CORPORATE LENDING INC.,
as Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ Victor Bulzacchelli

Name:   Victor Bulzacchelli
Title:   Vice President


Schedule 1

COPYRIGHTS

None.

PATENTS

None.

TRADEMARKS

 

Jurisdiction

  

Trademark

  

Registration No.

(App. No.)

  

Reg. Date

(App. Date)

  

Record Owner

  

Status/

Comments

Canada    ADESA    TMA434,316    October 7, 1994    ADESA Properties Canada, Inc.    Registered
Canada    DESIGN ONLY    TMA601,386    February 4, 2004    ADESA Properties Canada, Inc.    Registered
Canada    ISAIAH 40:31 and Design    TMA492,524    April 7, 1998    ADESA Properties Canada, Inc.    Registered
Mexico    ADESA    779545    February 24, 2003    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
Mexico    ADESA and Design    764584    October 21, 2002    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
Mexico    DESIGN ONLY    764583    October 21, 2002    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
Mexico    PAR and Design    810808    October 24, 2003    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
United States    A and Design    3,070,822    March 21, 2006    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
United States    ADESA    1,783,137    July 20, 1993    ADESA, Inc.    Registered


Jurisdiction

  

Trademark

  

Registration No.

(App. No.)

  

Reg. Date

(App. Date)

  

Record Owner

  

Status/

Comments

United States   

ADESA “FLORIDA CARS” AUCTION GROUP ADESA CLEARWATER ADESA

JACKSONVILLE ADESA OCALA ADESA ORLANDO ADESA TAMPA WWW.ADESA.COM and Design

   2,766,567    September 23, 2003    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
United States    ADESA and Design    2,504,409    November 6, 2001    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
United States    ADESA INC. A and Design    3,138,256    September 5, 2006    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
United States    ADESA INC. and Design    3,144,560    September 19, 2006    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
United States    ADESA MARKET GUIDE    2,804,621    January 13, 2004    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
United States    ADESA RUN LIST    2,930,226    March 8, 2005    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
United States    AUTOLOT    2,462,333    June 19, 2001    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
United States    AUTOVIN    (77-126,546)    (March 9, 2007)    ADESA, Inc.    Pending
United States    DE@LERBLOCK    2,509,994    November 20, 2001    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
United States    DESIGN ONLY    2,504,410    November 6, 2001    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
United States    DOPPLER DISPATCH    2,554,587    April 2, 2002    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
United States    DRIVEN BY VALUES    3,057,695    February 7, 2006    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
United States    LEASECHECK    (77-126,624)    (March 9, 2007)    ADESA, Inc.    Pending
United States    LOTCHECK    (77-126,696)    (March 9, 2007)    ADESA, Inc.    Pending
United States    PAR    2,151,277    April 14, 1998    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
United States    PAR NORTH AMERICA VEHICLE TRANSITION SERVICES and Design    2,630,448    October 8, 2002    ADESA, Inc.    Registered
United States    PARTNERS IN SUCCESS    (77-026,738)    (October 23, 2006)    ADESA, Inc.    Pending
United States    PULSE    2,663,020    December 17, 2002    ADESA, Inc.    Registered


Jurisdiction

  

Trademark

  

Registration No.

(App. No.)

  

Reg. Date

(App. Date)

  

Record Owner

  

Status/

Comments

United States    SITECHECK    (77-127,917)    (March 11, 2007)    ADESA, Inc.    Pending
Wisconsin    CASCADE MOTORS    Registration Nos. not issued by Wisconsin Secretary of State    July 7, 2004    ADESA Wisconsin, LLC    Registered
Intl Register    IAA    889469    March 29, 2006    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.    Registered
Intl Register    IAA and design    910468    June 13, 2006    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.    Registered
Intl Register    INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS    885284    March 29, 2006    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.    Registered
Intl Register    RUN & DRIVE    885285    March 29, 2006    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.    Registered
United States    INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS    3,026,577    December 13, 2005    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc    Registered; unreleased security interest from Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. to Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. recorded at reel 3092 and frame 0553.
United States    AUCTION PASSPORT    (77-140,108)    (March 26, 2007)    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.    Pending
United States    BIDFAST    1,782,221    July 13, 1993    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.    Registered; unreleased security interest from Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. to Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. recorded at reel 3092 and frame 0553.
United States    DATALINK    2,382,030    September 5, 2000    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.    Registered; unreleased security interest from Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. to Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. recorded at reel 3092 and frame 0553.
United States    FASTTOW    1,783,610    July 20, 1993    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.    Registered; unreleased security interest from Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. to Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. recorded at reel 3092 and frame 0553.


Jurisdiction

  

Trademark

  

Registration No.

(App. No.)

  

Reg. Date

(App. Date)

  

Record Owner

  

Status/

Comments

United States    FASTTRACK    1,788,966    August 17, 1993    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.    Registered; unreleased security interest from Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. to Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. recorded at reel 3092 and frame 0553.
United States    IAA    1,899,150    June 13, 1995    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.    Registered; unreleased security interest from Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. to Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. recorded at reel 3092 and frame 0553.
United States    IAA    1,900,846    June 20, 1995    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.    Registered; unreleased security interest from Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. to Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. recorded at reel 3092 and frame 0553.
United States    INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS    1,839,138    June 7, 1994    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.    Registered; unreleased security interest from Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. to Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. recorded at reel 3092 and frame 0553.
United States    RUN & DRIVE    2,387,323    September 19, 2000    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.    Registered; unreleased security interest from Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. to Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. recorded at reel 3092 and frame 0553.
United States    SUREPAY    1,794,418    September 21, 1993    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.    Registered; unreleased security interest from Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. to Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. recorded at reel 3092 and frame 0553.
United States    VIC/SMARTLOSS    1,980,959    June 18, 1996    Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.    Registered; unreleased security interest from Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. to Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. recorded at reel 3092 and frame 0553.