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These excerpts taken from the HBI 10-K filed Feb 19, 2008.
Licensing Relationship with Tupperware Corporation
 
In December 2005, Sara Lee sold its direct selling business, which markets cosmetics, skin care products, toiletries and clothing in 18 countries, to Tupperware Corporation, or “Tupperware.” In connection with the sale, Dart Industries Inc., or “Dart,” an affiliate of Tupperware, received a three-year exclusive license agreement to use the C Logo, Champion U.S.A., Wonderbra, W by Wonderbra, The One and Only Wonderbra, Playtex, Just My Size and Hanes trademarks for the manufacture and sale, under the applicable brands, of certain men’s and women’s apparel in the Philippines, including underwear, socks, sportswear products, bras, panties and girdles, and for the exhaustion of similar product inventory in Malaysia. Dart also received a ten-year, royalty-free, exclusive license to use the Girls’ Attitudes trademark for the manufacture and sale of certain toiletries, cosmetics, intimate apparel, underwear, sports wear, watches, bags and towels in the Philippines. The rights and obligations under these agreements were assigned to us as part of the spin off.
 
In connection with the sale of Sara Lee’s direct selling business, Tupperware also signed two five-year distributorship agreements providing Tupperware with the right, which is exclusive for the first three years of the agreements, to distribute and sell, through door-to-door and similar channels, Playtex, Champion, Rinbros, Aire, Wonderbra, Hanes and Teens by Hanes apparel items in Mexico that we have discontinued and/or determined to be obsolete. The agreements also provide Tupperware with the exclusive right for five years to distribute and sell through such channels such apparel items sold by us in the ordinary course of business. The agreements also grant a limited right to use such trademarks solely in connection with the distribution and sale of those products in Mexico.


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Under the terms of the agreements, we reserve the right to apply for, prosecute and maintain trademark registrations in Mexico for those products covered by the distributorship agreement. The rights and obligations under these agreements were assigned to us as part of the spin off.
 
Licensing
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In December 2005, Sara Lee sold its direct selling business,
which markets cosmetics, skin care products, toiletries and
clothing in 18 countries, to Tupperware Corporation, or
“Tupperware.” In connection with the sale, Dart
Industries Inc., or “Dart,” an affiliate of
Tupperware, received a three-year exclusive license agreement to
use the C Logo, Champion U.S.A., Wonderbra,
W by Wonderbra, The One and Only Wonderbra,
Playtex, Just My Size and Hanes trademarks
for the manufacture and sale, under the applicable brands, of
certain men’s and women’s apparel in the Philippines,
including underwear, socks, sportswear products, bras, panties
and girdles, and for the exhaustion of similar product inventory
in Malaysia. Dart also received a ten-year, royalty-free,
exclusive license to use the Girls’ Attitudes
trademark for the manufacture and sale of certain
toiletries, cosmetics, intimate apparel, underwear, sports wear,
watches, bags and towels in the Philippines. The rights and
obligations under these agreements were assigned to us as part
of the spin off.


 



In connection with the sale of Sara Lee’s direct selling
business, Tupperware also signed two five-year distributorship
agreements providing Tupperware with the right, which is
exclusive for the first three years of the agreements, to
distribute and sell, through door-to-door and similar channels,
Playtex, Champion, Rinbros, Aire,
Wonderbra, Hanes and Teens by Hanes apparel
items in Mexico that we have discontinued
and/or
determined to be obsolete. The agreements also provide
Tupperware with the exclusive right for five years to distribute
and sell through such channels such apparel items sold by us in
the ordinary course of business. The agreements also grant a
limited right to use such trademarks solely in connection with
the distribution and sale of those products in Mexico.





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Under the terms of the agreements, we reserve the right to apply
for, prosecute and maintain trademark registrations in Mexico
for those products covered by the distributorship agreement. The
rights and obligations under these agreements were assigned to
us as part of the spin off.


 




This excerpt taken from the HBI 10-K filed Sep 28, 2006.
Licensing Relationship with Tupperware Corporation
 
In December 2005, Sara Lee sold its direct selling business, which markets cosmetics, skin care products, toiletries and clothing in 18 countries, to Tupperware Corporation. In connection with the sale, Dart Industries Inc., or “Dart,” an affiliate of Tupperware, received a three-year exclusive license agreement to use the C Logo, Champion U.S.A., Wonderbra, W by Wonderbra, The One and Only Wonderbra, Playtex, Just My Size and Hanes trademarks for the manufacture and sale, under the applicable brands, of certain men’s and women’s apparel in the Philippines, including underwear, socks, sportswear products, bras, panties and girdles, and for the exhaustion of similar product inventory in Malaysia. Dart also received a ten-year, royalty-free, exclusive license to use the Girl’s Attitudes and Girls’ Attitudes trademarks for the manufacture and sale of certain toiletries, cosmetics, intimate apparel, underwear, sportswear, watches, bags and towels in the Philippines. The rights and obligations under these agreements were assigned to us as a part of the spin off. These license


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agreements are not yet effective pending the closing of the sale of the direct selling business in the Philippines.
 
In connection with the sale of Sara Lee’s direct selling business, Tupperware Corporation also signed two five-year distributorship agreements providing Tupperware with the exclusive right for three years to distribute and sell, through door-to-door and similar channels, Playtex, Champion, Rinbros, Aire, Wonderbra, Hanes and Teens by Hanes apparel items in Mexico that we have discontinued and/or determined to be obsolete. The agreements also provide Tupperware with the exclusive right for five years to distribute and sell through such channels such apparel items sold by us in the ordinary course of business. The agreements also grant a limited right to use such trademarks solely in connection with the distribution and sale of those products in Mexico.
 
Under the terms of the agreements, we reserve the right to apply for, prosecute and maintain trademark registrations in Mexico for those products covered by the distributorship agreement. The rights and obligations under these agreements were assigned to us as part of the spin off.
 
This excerpt taken from the HBI 8-K filed Sep 5, 2006.

Licensing Relationship With Tupperware Corporation

In December 2005, Sara Lee sold its direct selling business, which markets cosmetics, skin care products, toiletries and clothing in 18 countries, to Tupperware Corporation. In connection with the sale, Dart Industries Inc., or “Dart,” an affiliate of Tupperware, received a three-year exclusive license agreement to use the C Logo, Champion U.S.A., Wonderbra, W by Wonderbra, The One and Only Wonderbra, Playtex, Just My Size and Hanes trademarks for the manufacture and sale, under the applicable brands, of certain men’s and women’s apparel in the Philippines, including underwear, socks, sportswear products, bras, panties and girdles, and for the exhaustion of similar product inventory in Malaysia. Dart also received a ten-year, royalty-free, exclusive license to use the Girl’s Attitudes and Girls’ Attitudes trademarks for the manufacture and sale of certain toiletries, cosmetics, intimate apparel, underwear, sports wear, watches, bags and towels in the Philippines. The rights and obligations under these agreements will be assigned to us as a part of the spin off. These license agreements are not yet effective pending the closing of the sale of the direct selling business in the Philippines.

In connection with the sale of Sara Lee’s direct selling business, Tupperware Corporation also signed two five-year distributorship agreements providing Tupperware with the exclusive right for three years to distribute and sell, through door-to-door and similar channels, Playtex, Champion, Rinbros, Aire, Wonderbra, Hanes and Teens by Hanes apparel items in Mexico that we have discontinued and/or determined to be obsolete. The agreements also provide Tupperware with the exclusive right for five years to distribute and sell through such channels such apparel items sold by us in the ordinary course of business. The agreements also grant a limited right to use such trademarks solely in connection with the distribution and sale of those products in Mexico. Under the terms of the agreements, we reserve the right to apply for, prosecute and maintain trademark registrations in Mexico for those products covered by the distributorship agreement. The rights and obligations under these agreements will be assigned to us as part of the spin off.

 

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