Security Agreement
Exhibit 10.1
Security Agreement
This Security Agreement is made this August 15, 2006, by and between Timeline, Inc., a Washington corporation, having its principal office at 1700 7th Avenue, Suite 2100, Seattle, Washington 98101 (Grantor), and Rohde & Van Kampen PLLC (RV), a Washington professional limited liability company, having its principal office at 1001 4th Avenue, Suite 4050, Seattle, Washington 98154 and Susman Godfrey L.L.P. (SG)1, a limited liability partnership registered in Washington, having its principal office at 1000 Louisiana, Suite 5100, Houston, Texas 77002 ( RV and SG are collectively Grantees).
WHEREAS, Grantor is the owner of the U.S. and foreign patents listed on the attached Schedule A (collectively the Patents). Further, Grantor is the sole owner of certain claims of patent infringement and claims for breach of contract as disclosed in a fee agreement dated August 15, 2006 (Fee Agreement) between Grantor and Grantees. (All claims disclosed in the Fee Agreement are collectively referred to as cause of action);
WHEREAS, Grantor intends to grant to Grantees a security interest in certain assets including the Patents to secure performance of the obligations of Grantor under the Fee Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Grantors and Grantees by this instrument seeks to confirm and make a record of the grant of a security interest in the Patents and other assets.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Grantor does hereby acknowledge that as security for Grantors obligations under the Fee Agreement, Grantor grants to Grantees right to and interest in, to and under, the patents set forth in Exhibit A and the right to record Grantees security interest. As further security for Grantors obligations, as set forth in the Fee Agreement, Grantor hereby collaterally transfers and assigns to Grantees an undivided security interest in the cause of action, such interest being equivalent to the amount or percentage that Grantor, by the concurrently executed Fee Agreement, promises to pay for the services of Grantees. Grantor agrees to execute any additional documents necessary to record and perfect Grantees security interest.
Grantor agrees that it shall not assign or otherwise create any lien against that part of the cause of action collaterally assigned to Grantees pursuant to the preceding paragraph.
TIMELINE, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Charles R. Osenbaugh |
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| Charles R. Osenbaugh, President |
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1 RV and SG includes any firms which may become successors to the PLLC or the LLP. |
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED: |
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ROHDE & VAN KAMPEN, PLLC |
| SUSMAN GODFREY L.L.P. |
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/s/ Robert E. Rohde |
| /s/ Parker C. Folse, III |
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Robert E. Rohde, Member |
| Parker C. Folse, III, Partner |
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Exhibit A U.S. and foreign patents pledged as security
EXHIBIT A
Patents
Timeline:
U.S. | 5,802,511 | 9/1/98 |
U.S. | 6,023,694 | 2/8/00 |
U.S. | 6,026,392 | 2/15/00 |
U.S. | 6,625,617 | 9/23/03 |
U.S. | 6,631,382 | 10/7/03 |
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Australia | 729,275 | 5/17/01 |
Australia | 772,658 | 8/20/04 |
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Canada | 2,240,663 | 6/8/04 |
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China | CN 1163821C | 8/25/04 |
China | CN 198853 | 3/16/05 |
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Hong Kong | HK1018328 | 1/7/05 |
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Israel | 125,129 | 10/1/02 |
Israel | 139,665 | 12/1/05 |
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Korea | 0538,547 | 12/16/05 |
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Mexico | 212,383 | 1/7/03 |
Mexico | 218,620 | 1/12/04 |
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Singapore | 80171 | 1/8/03 |
Singapore | 53983 | 11/30/04 |