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This excerpt taken from the XIDE 10-K filed Jun 4, 2009. Patents,
Trademarks and Licenses
The Company owns or has a license to use various trademarks that
are valuable to its business. The Company believes these
trademarks and licenses enhance the brand recognition of the
Company’s products. The Company currently owns
approximately 293 trademarks, and maintains licenses from others
to use approximately 19 trademarks worldwide. For example, the
Company licenses the NASCAR mark from NASCAR, and the
Exide mark in the United Kingdom and Ireland from
Chloride Group Plc. The Company’s license with NASCAR will
expire on December 31, 2011. The Company also acts as
licensor under certain trademark licensing agreements.
The Company has generated a number of patents in the operation
of its business and currently owns all or a partial interest in
greater than 350 patents and applications for patents pending
worldwide. Although the Company believes its patents and patent
applications collectively are important to the Company’s
business, and that technological innovation is important to the
Company’s market competitiveness, currently no operating
segment is substantially dependent on any single patent or group
of patents.
In March 2003, the Company brought legal proceedings in the
U.S. Bankruptcy Court to reject certain agreements relating
to EnerSys, Inc.’s right to use the “Exide”
trademark on certain industrial battery products in the United
States and 80 foreign countries. In April 2006, the Court
granted the Company’s request to reject those agreements.
EnerSys, Inc. has appealed this decision. For further
information regarding this matter, see Note 11 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.
This excerpt taken from the XIDE 10-K filed Jun 9, 2008. Patents,
Trademarks and Licenses
The Company owns or has a license to use various trademarks that
are valuable to its business. The Company believes these
trademarks and licenses enhance the brand recognition of the
Company’s products. The Company currently owns
approximately 300 trademarks, and maintains licenses from others
to use approximately 20 trademarks worldwide. For example, the
Company licenses the NASCAR mark from NASCAR, and the
Exide mark in the United Kingdom and Ireland from
Chloride Group Plc. The Company’s license with NASCAR will
expire on December 31, 2011. The Company also acts as
licensor under certain licenses. For example the National
Automotive Parts Association is licensed to use the EXIDE
SELECT ORBITAL mark on battery products.
The Company has generated a number of patents in the operation
of its business and currently owns all or a partial interest in
approximately
350-375
patents and applications for patents pending worldwide. Although
the Company believes its patents and patent applications
collectively are important to the Company’s business, and
that technological innovation is important to the Company’s
market competitiveness, currently no patent is individually
material to the operation of the business or the Company’s
financial condition.
In March 2003, the Company brought legal proceedings in the
Bankruptcy Court to reject certain agreements relating to
EnerSys, Inc.’s right to use the “Exide”
trademark on certain industrial battery products in the United
States and 80 foreign countries. In April 2006, the Court
granted the Company’s request to reject those agreements.
EnerSys, Inc. has appealed this decision. For further
information regarding this matter, see Note 11 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.
This excerpt taken from the XIDE 10-K filed Jun 11, 2007. Patents,
Trademarks and Licenses
The Company owns or has a license to use various trademarks that
are valuable to its business. The Company believes these
trademarks and licenses enhance the brand recognition of the
Company’s products. The Company currently owns
approximately 300 trademarks and licenses from others the right
to use approximately 20 trademarks worldwide. For example, the
Company licenses the NASCAR mark from NASCAR, and the
Exide mark in the United Kingdom and Ireland from
Chloride Group Plc. The Company also acts as licensor under
certain licenses. For example, EnerSys, Inc. is licensed to use
the EXIDE mark on industrial battery products in certain
countries, subject to the outcome of the litigation discussed
below. The Company’s license with NASCAR will expire on
December 31, 2011.
The Company has generated a number of patents in the operation
of its business and currently owns all or a partial interest in
approximately 375 patents and applications for patents pending
worldwide. Although the Company believes its patents and patent
applications collectively are important to the Company’s
business,
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and that technological innovation is important to the
Company’s market competitiveness, currently no patent is
individually material to the operation of the business or the
Company’s financial condition.
In March 2003, the Company brought legal proceedings in the
Bankruptcy Court to reject certain agreements relating to
EnerSys, Inc.’s right to use the “Exide”
trademark on certain industrial battery products in the United
States and 80 foreign countries. In April 2006, the Court
granted the Company’s request to reject those agreements.
EnerSys, Inc. has appealed this decision. For further
information regarding this matter, see Note 13 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.
This excerpt taken from the XIDE 10-K filed Jun 29, 2005. Patents, Trademarks and Licenses
The Company owns or has a license to use various trademarks that are valuable to its business. The Company believes these trademarks and licenses enhance the brand recognition of the Company’s products. The Company currently owns approximately 320 trademarks and licenses from others the right to use fewer than 25 trademarks worldwide. For example, the Company licenses the NASCAR mark from NASCAR and the Exide mark in the United Kingdom and Ireland from Chloride Group Plc. The Company also acts as licensor under certain licenses. For example, Exide Electronics Group, Inc., an unaffiliated company, is licensed to use the Exide mark on certain devices and EnerSys, Inc. is licensed to use the Exide mark on industrial battery products in certain countries, subject to the outcome of the litigation discussed below. The Company’s current license for NASCAR expires at the end of 2006.
The Company has generated a number of patents in the operation of its business and currently owns all or a partial interest in more than 400 patents worldwide. The Company also has more than 600 applications for patents pending. Although the Company believes its patents and patent applications collectively are important to the Company’s business, and that technological innovation is important to the Company’s market competitiveness, currently no patent individually is material to the operation of the business or the Company’s financial condition.
In March 2003, the Company brought legal proceedings in the Bankruptcy Court to reject certain agreements relating to EnerSys, Inc.’s right to use the “Exide” trademark on certain industrial battery products in the United States and 80 foreign countries. For further information regarding this matter, see the information under Item 3—Legal Proceedings.
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