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| 1 | +End-User License Agreement |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +PROGRAM: - RNAPosers: Machine Learning Classifiers For RNA Containing Complexes |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | + IMPORTANT – READ CAREFULLY: This Agreement is a legal agreement between |
| 6 | + “LICENSEE” (defined below) and The Regents of The University of |
| 7 | + Michigan, a constitutional corporation of the state of Michigan |
| 8 | + (“MICHIGAN”). |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +BACKGROUND |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +1. Faculty at the University of Michigan’s Department of Biophysics |
| 13 | +have developed a proprietary software application and related |
| 14 | +documentation, referred to as “RNAPosers”, for use by trained individuals |
| 15 | +in Computational Biophysics and related analysis (hereinafter referred to as |
| 16 | +"PROGRAM"); and |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | + 2. LICENSEE desires to obtain, and MICHIGAN, consistent with its |
| 19 | + mission of education and research, desires to grant, a license to use |
| 20 | + the PROGRAM subject to the terms and conditions set forth below; and |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +The parties therefore agree as follows: |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +I. LICENSE |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +MICHIGAN hereby grants to LICENSEE a non-exclusive, non-transferable |
| 27 | +right to install and use the PROGRAM solely within the department listed |
| 28 | +above and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +II. LIMITATION OF LICENSE AND RESTRICTIONS |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +A. LICENSEE shall not use, print, copy, translate, reverse engineer, |
| 35 | +decompile, disassemble, modify, create derivative works of or publicly |
| 36 | +display the PROGRAM, in whole or in part, unless expressly authorized by |
| 37 | +this Agreement. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +B. LICENSEE agrees that it shall use the PROGRAM only for LICENSEE'S |
| 40 | +sole and exclusive use, and shall not disclose, sell, license, or |
| 41 | +otherwise distribute the PROGRAM to any third party without the prior |
| 42 | +written consent of MICHIGAN. LICENSEE shall not assign this Agreement, |
| 43 | +and any attempt by LICENSEE to assign it shall be void from the |
| 44 | +beginning. LICENSEE agrees to secure and protect the PROGRAM and any |
| 45 | +copies in a manner consistent with the maintenance of MICHIGAN'S rights |
| 46 | +in the PROGRAM and to take appropriate action by instruction or |
| 47 | +agreement with its employees who are permitted access to the PROGRAM in |
| 48 | +order to satisfy LICENSEE'S obligations under this Agreement. |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +III. CONSIDERATION |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +LICENSEE agrees to pay to MICHIGAN a one-time non-refundable License Fee |
| 55 | +of $2,500 for the license rights granted in this Agreement. LICENSEE |
| 56 | +shall pay an Annual Fee of $2,500 for each additional year LICENSEE |
| 57 | +wishes to use the PROGRAM; such Annual Fee shall be due and payable July |
| 58 | +1 for each subsequent year. All payments shall be made to the order of |
| 59 | +"The Regents of The University of Michigan" c/o Office of Technology |
| 60 | +Transfer, 1600 Huron Parkway, 2nd Floor, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2590. |
| 61 | +Attn: UM File #6481. Wire transfers shall be made in accordance with the |
| 62 | +following or any other instructions as may be specified by MICHIGAN: |
| 63 | +ABA/Routing No. 026-009-593; Account No. 54011-25777; SWIFT Bank |
| 64 | +Identifier Code BOFAUS3N; Account Name: The Regents of the University |
| 65 | +of Michigan EFT Depository; Bank of America, Troy, Michigan USA 48084. |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +IV. TITLE AND OWNERSHIP |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +A. No ownership rights of MICHIGAN in the PROGRAM are conferred upon |
| 72 | +LICENSEE by this Agreement. |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +B. LICENSEE acknowledges MICHIGAN'S proprietary rights in the PROGRAM |
| 75 | +and agrees to reproduce all copyright notices supplied by MICHIGAN on |
| 76 | +all copies of the PROGRAM, and on all PROGRAM outputs and copies of |
| 77 | +PROGRAM outputs. |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +V. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +A. THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER |
| 84 | +EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES |
| 85 | +OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. MICHIGAN DOES |
| 86 | +NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE PROGRAM WILL MEET |
| 87 | +LICENSEE'S REQUIREMENTS OR THAT OPERATION WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR |
| 88 | +FREE. MICHIGAN shall not be liable for special, indirect, incidental, or |
| 89 | +consequential damages with respect to any claim on account of or arising |
| 90 | +from this Agreement or use of the PROGRAM, even if MICHIGAN has been or |
| 91 | +is hereafter advised of the possibility of such damages. Because some |
| 92 | +states do not allow certain exclusions or limitations on implied |
| 93 | +warranties or of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the |
| 94 | +above exclusions may not apply to LICENSEE. In no event, however, will |
| 95 | +MICHIGAN be liable to LICENSEE, under any theory of recovery, in an |
| 96 | +amount in excess of the license fee paid by LICENSEE under this |
| 97 | +Agreement. |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +B. LICENSEE agrees that MICHIGAN has no obligation to provide to |
| 100 | +LICENSEE any maintenance, support, or update services. Should MICHIGAN |
| 101 | +provide any revised versions of the PROGRAM to LICENSEE, LICENSEE agrees |
| 102 | +that this license agreement shall apply to such revised versions. |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +VI. WARRANTY OF LICENSEE |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +LICENSEE warrants and represents that it will carefully review any |
| 109 | +documentation or instructional material provided by MICHIGAN. |
| 110 | + |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | + |
| 113 | +VII. TERMINATION |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | + If LICENSEE at any time fails to abide by the terms of this |
| 116 | + Agreement or fails to pay the Annual Fee in Section III, MICHIGAN |
| 117 | + shall have the right to immediately terminate the license granted |
| 118 | + herein, require the return or destruction of all copies of the |
| 119 | + PROGRAM from LICENSEE and certification in writing as to such |
| 120 | + return or destruction, and pursue any other legal or equitable |
| 121 | + remedies available. |
| 122 | + |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | + |
| 125 | +VIII. OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES |
| 126 | + |
| 127 | +LICENSEE shall report to MICHIGAN of any errors, difficulties or other |
| 128 | +problems with Licensed Program. The Developers and MICHIGAN are |
| 129 | +permitted to use any information LICENSE provide in making changes to |
| 130 | +the PROGRAM. Such reports shall be sent to: |
| 131 | + |
| 132 | +Project RNAPoser |
| 133 | + |
| 134 | +The University of Michigan |
| 135 | + |
| 136 | +1600 Huron Parkway, 2nd Floor |
| 137 | + |
| 138 | +Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2218 |
| 139 | + |
| 140 | +Phone: (734) 615-0599 |
| 141 | + |
| 142 | +Email: Aaron Frank [email protected] |
| 143 | + |
| 144 | + |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +IX. MISCELLANEOUS |
| 147 | + |
| 148 | +A. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the |
| 149 | +state of Michigan. Should LICENSEE for any reason bring a claim, demand, |
| 150 | +or other action against MICHIGAN, its agents or employees, arising out |
| 151 | +of this Agreement or the PROGRAM licensed herein, LICENSEE agrees to |
| 152 | +bring said claim only in the Michigan Court of Claims. |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | +B. THIS AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF |
| 155 | +THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MICHIGAN AND LICENSEE AND SUPERSEDES ALL PRIOR |
| 156 | +AGREEMENTS, PROPOSALS, REPRESENTATIONS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS, VERBAL |
| 157 | +OR WRITTEN, BETWEEN THEM WITH RESPECT TO USE OF THE PROGRAM. THIS |
| 158 | +AGREEMENT MAY BE MODIFIED ONLY WITH THE MUTUAL WRITTEN APPROVAL OF |
| 159 | +AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PARTIES. |
| 160 | + |
| 161 | +C. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall prevail |
| 162 | +notwithstanding any different, conflicting, or additional terms or |
| 163 | +conditions which may appear in any purchase order or other document |
| 164 | +submitted by LICENSEE. LICENSEE agrees that such additional or |
| 165 | +inconsistent terms are deemed rejected by MICHIGAN. |
| 166 | + |
| 167 | +D. Unless otherwise exempt therefrom, LICENSEE agrees that it will be |
| 168 | +responsible for any sales, use or excise taxes imposed by any |
| 169 | +governmental unit in this transaction except income taxes. |
| 170 | + |
| 171 | +E. LICENSEE acknowledges that the PROGRAM is of United States origin. |
| 172 | +LICENSEE agrees to comply with all applicable international and national |
| 173 | +laws that apply to the PROGRAM, including the United States Export |
| 174 | +Administration Regulations, as well as end-user, end-use, and |
| 175 | +destination restrictions issued by the United States. |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | +F. MICHIGAN and LICENSEE agree that any xerographically or |
| 178 | +electronically reproduced copy of this fully-executed agreement shall |
| 179 | +have the same legal force and effect as any copy bearing original |
| 180 | +signatures of the parties. |
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