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the Licensed Marks on and in connection with Interplay's FALLOUT-branded MMOG
(the "FALLOUT MMOG" or "LICENSED PRODUCT":小脸递眼色: and for no other purpose. The
conditional license herein does not grant Interplay any right to sublicense any
of the licensed rights without Bethesda's prior written approval.
2.2 TERRITORY. Worldwide. Interplay agrees to comply with all
applicable laws and regulations pertaining to the use and designation of
trademarks in the territory, and to refrain from any action that may or would
adversely affect the right of Bethesda to the FALLOUT trademarks.
2.3 MMOG DEVELOPMENT. To retain its license rights under this
Agreement, Interplay agrees that (i) full-scale development of its FALLOUT MMOG
will commence within twenty-four (24) months of the Effective Date of this
Agreement (such commencement date defined herein as the "MMOG DEVELOPMENT
COMMENCEMENT DATE":小脸递眼色: and (ii) by the MMOG Development Commencement Date,
Interplay will have secured financing for the FALLOUT MMOG in an amount no less
than US$30,000,000.00 ("MINIMUM Financing":小脸递眼色:. In the event that within this
24-month period Interplay has failed to commence full-scale development of its
FALLOUT MMOG or has failed to secure the Minimum Financing, Interplay will
immediately lose and permanently forfeit its license rights under this Agreement
and the license rights automatically shall end, be void and otherwise terminate
on the anniversary date of the second year after the Effective Date and this
Agreement shall no longer remain in effect.
2.4 MMOG COMMERCIAL LAUNCH. In the event that within the first
24 months after the Effective Date Interplay has commenced full-scale
development of its FALLOUT MMOG and has secured the Minimum Financing, to retain
its license rights under this Agreement Interplay must, in addition,
Commercially Launch (as defined below) the FALLOUT MMOG within four (4) years of
the MMOG Development Commencement Date. In the event that within the first 24
months after the Effective Date Interplay has commenced full-scale development
of its FALLOUT MMOG and has secured the Minimum Financing but has failed to
Commercially Launch the FALLOUT MMOG within the first 4 years after the MMOG
Development Commencement Date, Interplay will immediately lose and permanently
forfeit its license rights under this Agreement and the license rights
automatically shall end, be void and otherwise terminate on the anniversary date
of the fourth year after the MMOG Development Commencement Date and this
Agreement shall no longer remain in effect; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if at the
expiration of such 4-year period, Interplay has failed to Commercially Launch
the FALLOUT MMOG but is actively engaged in development efforts of such MMOG and
certifies to Bethesda in writing its good faith belief that it will Commercially
Launch the FALLOUT MMOG within 12 months after the conclusion of such 4-year
period, then the period for Commercial Launch shall be extended by one (1) year.
If Interplay has failed to Commercially Launch the FALLOUT MMOG by the
expiration of such extended period, Interplay shall immediately lose and
permanently forfeit its license rights under this Agreement and the license
rights automatically shall end, be void and otherwise terminate on the
anniversary date of the fifth year after the MMOG Development Commencement Date
and this Agreement shall no longer be in effect. Bethesda agrees to negotiate in
good faith whether or not to grant any further extension beyond five years after
the MMOG Development Commencement Date. "COMMERCIALLY LAUNCH" means that
Interplay has offered its FALLOUT MMOG for sale to the public in major markets
in North America and Europe and that such FALLOUT MMOG has and continues to
maintain a minimum of 10,000 paying subscribers.
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2.5 CONTINUING COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY. If at any time after
the Commercial Launch of its FALLOUT MMOG, Interplay fails to operate and keep
its FALLOUT MMOG commercially available for any consecutive three (3) month
period, Interplay will immediately lose and permanently forfeit its license
rights under this Agreement and the license rights automatically shall end, be
void and otherwise terminate upon the expiration of such three month period and
this Agreement shall no longer remain in effect.
2.6 RESERVATION OF RIGHTS. Any and all rights not explicitly
granted to Interplay hereunder are reserved by Bethesda.
3.0 OWNERSHIP.
3.1 SOLE OWNER. Interplay acknowledges and agrees that, as
between the parties, Bethesda is the sole and exclusive owner of the Licensed
Marks. Bethesda may, in its sole discretion, maintain or discontinue the
maintenance of any applications and registrations for the Marks or seek
registration for any Licensed Mark at any time.
3.2 NO ASSIGNMENT. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall
be construed as an assignment to Interplay of any right, title, or interest in
or to the Licensed Marks. Interplay recognizes and acknowledges that the
Licensed Marks and all rights therein and goodwill pertaining thereto solely and
exclusively belong to Bethesda and that all uses of the Licensed Marks by
Interplay shall inure to the benefit of Bethesda. Interplay shall not directly
or indirectly attack or impair the title of Bethesda to the Licensed Marks, the
validity of this Agreement, or any of Bethesda's registrations or applications
relating to any Licensed Mark in any jurisdiction. Interplay agrees it shall not
file any state, federal, or foreign applications to register any of the Licensed
Marks, in whole or in part, or any name or mark confusingly similar thereto in
any jurisdiction.
3.3 FURTHER ASSISTANCE. Interplay shall, upon request of
Bethesda, execute any documents that may be deemed necessary or desirable by
Bethesda to use the Licensed Marks in conformity with any nation's laws,
including whatever documents that may be necessary to record Interplay as a user
or licensee of the Licensed Marks anywhere in the world.
3.4 INTERPLAY-DERIVED MMOG ELEMENTS. In the event this
Agreement terminates prior to the Commercial Launch of the FALLOUT MMOG,
Bethesda agrees that nothing in this Agreement limits or is intended to limit
the rights of Interplay to use in a non-FALLOUT MMOG, INTER ALIA, any or all
locations, graphic representations, creatures, monsters, names, likenesses,
behaviors, religions, deities, environments, legends, fairy tales, stories,
universes, character classes or character professions that are in the public
domain, are owned by any entity other than Bethesda and/or its affiliates and/or
licensors or otherwise are not subject to copyright or trademark protection. For
purposes of a non-FALLOUT MMOG, Interplay shall own all rights in any computer
software code (object or source code), game play software routines, game or
graphics engines, as well as any designs, likenesses, sound and visual
representations or other intellectual property rights that are created after the
Effective Date by or on behalf of Interplay and which do not include, refer or
relate to the Licensed Marks (the "INTERPLAY-DERIVED MMOG ELEMENTS":小脸递眼色:, provided,
however, that the Interplay-Derived MMOG Elements do not use, incorporate, trade
on or otherwise exploit any Fallout-related