Das "Agreement" war an Umsatzvorgaben gekoppelt. Seit 2007 hätte Aqua Society jährlich sechs- bis siebenstellige Umsätze machen müssen für jedes der Patente, um Nutzungsrechte zu erhalten.
Das ganze ist bei der SEC einsehbar:
www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1213111/...079/exhibit10-1.htm
"If the licensee does not reach the minimum annual sales for systems in one of the technical areas below, for which a nonexclusive license already exists, for two consecutive years, i.e. the exclusive license has already been turned into a nonexclusive license, the licensor can terminate the nonexclusive license for systems, their manufacture and sale and marketing for this technical area for good cause. Termination for good cause must be made in writing to the licensee within four (4) weeks after the receipt of the statement of accounts of total annual sales at the licensee’s or at the latest by June 30th of the year, in which the nonexclusive license is terminated. Whether the termination occurred in time will depend on the send date of the termination notice by the licensee – postage stamp or the like. If this is impossible, it will be determined by the date of receipt of the termination notice by the licensee.
The five technical areas with their minimum annual sales are listed below.
For the subject matter of the license insofar as it pertains to systems in the technical area of energy recovery from capacitor waste heat of water from the atmosphere:
Year Sales revenue in Euros (€)
2006 0
2007 500,000
2008 750,000
2009 1,000,000
2010 until the end of the agreement per year 2,000,000
For the subject matter of the license insofar as it pertains to systems in the technical area of energy recovery from capacitor waste heat of refrigeration and air conditioning systems:
[2 initials]
Year Sales revenue in Euros (€)
2006 0
2007 500,000
2008 750,000
2009 900,000
2010 until the end of the agreement per year 2,000,000
For the subject matter of the license insofar as it pertains to systems in the technical area of energy recovery from the waste heat of block-type thermal power stations:
Year Sales revenue in Euros (€)
2006 0
2007 1,200,000
2008 1,500,000
2009 1,500,000
2010 until the end of the agreement per year 3,000,000
For the subject matter of the license insofar as it pertains to systems in the technical area of energy recovery from the waste heat of industrial heat processes (with the exception of systems, which are already covered by the other minimum annual sales revenue):
Year Sales revenue in Euros (€)
2006 0
2007 400,000
2008 500,000
2009 800,000
2010 until the end of the agreement per year 1,500,000
For the subject matter of the license insofar as it pertains to systems in the technical area of energy recovery from the heat of exhaust and sewage streams (with the exception of systems, which are already covered by the other minimum annual sales revenue):
[2 initials]
Year Sales revenue in Euros (€)
2006 0
2007 400,000
2008 500,000
2009 800,000
2010 until the end of the agreement per year 1,500,000"
Bis heute (2010) wurden die Umsatzvorgaben nicht annähernd erreicht. Damit ist das Agreement hinfällig. Es war 2006 auch schon klar, daß Aqua Society die ab 2007 geforderten Umsätze nicht erreichen kann, weil die entspechenden Techniken weit von einer Vermarktung entfernt waren. Bis heute (2010) gibt es nur Probebetriebe.
Aqua Society (also die Aktionäre) mußte aber die Kosten der Patente tragen, die der Ecoenergy GmbH gehören:
"§ 17 Maintenance of the contractual protected rights
The licensee bears the fees and costs associated with the maintenance of the contractual protected rights, in particular fees of the relevant patent authorities and any attorneys' fees or patent attorneys' fees or other representatives."
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