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Phone: {{phone}}
Email: {{email}}
Website: {{website}}
1. Parties
This OEM Distribution and License Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into on this {{date_of_agreement}} by and between:
**Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM):** {{oem_company_name}}, a company duly incorporated under the laws of {{oem_jurisdiction}}, with its principal place of business at {{oem_address}} (hereinafter referred to as "OEM").
AND
**Distributor:** {{distributor_company_name}}, a company duly incorporated under the laws of {{distributor_jurisdiction}}, with its principal place of business at {{distributor_address}} (hereinafter referred to as "Distributor").
OEM and Distributor are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Parties" and individually as a "Party."
2. Definitions
**2.1. Products:** Refers to the OEM's {{product_description}} as further detailed in Schedule A.
**2.2. Territory:** Refers to the geographical area specified as {{territory}}.
**2.3. End-User:** Refers to the ultimate purchaser or licensee of the Products who is not the Distributor.
**2.4. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR):** Refers to all patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights, whether registered or unregistered, throughout the world.
3. Grant of Rights
**3.1. Distribution Right:** Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, OEM hereby grants to the Distributor, and the Distributor hereby accepts, a {{exclusive_non_exclusive}} right to distribute, market, sell, and support the Products to End-Users within the Territory.
**3.2. License Right:** Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, OEM grants Distributor a {{sublicense_right_granted}} to grant sublicenses to End-Users to use the Products in accordance with the terms of OEM's standard End-User License Agreement (EULA), a copy of which is attached as Schedule B.
4. Distributor's Obligations
**4.1. Marketing and Sales:** Distributor shall use its best efforts to actively market, promote, and sell the Products within the Territory.
**4.2. Technical Support:** Distributor shall provide first-line technical support to End-Users for the Products.
**4.3. Reporting:** Distributor shall provide OEM with quarterly sales reports by the {{reporting_day}} of {{reporting_month}} of each year, detailing sales activities, forecasts, and market feedback.
5. OEM's Obligations
**5.1. Product Supply:** OEM shall supply the Products to the Distributor at the agreed-upon {{pricing_terms}} as set forth in Schedule C.
**5.2. Training:** OEM shall provide initial product training to Distributor's sales and technical personnel.
**5.3. Marketing Support:** OEM shall provide Distributor with marketing materials, including but not limited to {{marketing_materials_provided}}.
6. Pricing and Payment
**6.1. Product Pricing:** The purchase price for the Products shall be as set forth in Schedule C.
**6.2. Payment Terms:** Distributor shall pay OEM for all Products supplied within {{payment_days}} days from the date of invoice.
**6.3. Royalties/License Fees:** In addition to product pricing, Distributor shall pay OEM a {{royalty_percentage}}% royalty on each sublicense granted, payable {{royalty_payment_frequency}}.
7. Intellectual Property
**7.1. Ownership:** All Intellectual Property Rights in and to the Products remain the sole and exclusive property of OEM.
**7.2. Use of Trademarks:** Distributor may use OEM's trademarks and logos solely for the purpose of marketing and distributing the Products within the Territory, subject to OEM's brand guidelines.
8. Term and Termination
**8.1. Term:** This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue for a period of {{agreement_term_years}} years, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms herein.
**8.2. Termination for Cause:** Either Party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to the other Party if the other Party commits a material breach of this Agreement and fails to cure such breach within {{cure_period_days}} days of receiving written notice thereof.
9. Confidentiality
**9.1. Confidential Information:** Both Parties agree to keep confidential all non-public information disclosed by the other Party during the term of this Agreement.
**9.2. Non-Disclosure:** Neither Party shall disclose the other Party's Confidential Information to any third party without prior written consent.
10. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
**10.1. Governing Law:** This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of {{governing_law_country}}.
**10.2. Dispute Resolution:** Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the rules of {{arbitration_institution}}.
Signature Block
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
**FOR THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER (OEM)**
___________________________________
Name: {{oem_signatory_name}}
Title: {{oem_signatory_title}}
Date: {{oem_signature_date}}
**FOR THE DISTRIBUTOR**
___________________________________
Name: {{distributor_signatory_name}}
Title: {{distributor_signatory_title}}
Date: {{distributor_signature_date}}
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