diff --git a/PATENTS b/PATENTS index cd717fa..021cf73 100644 --- a/PATENTS +++ b/PATENTS @@ -1,17 +1,33 @@ -Additional Grant of Patent Rights +Additional Grant of Patent Rights Version 2 -“Software” means the Rebound software distributed by Facebook, Inc. +"Software means the ReboundJS software distributed by Facebook, Inc. -Facebook hereby grants you a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable (subject to the termination -provision below) license under any rights in any patent claims owned by Facebook, to make, have made, use, sell, offer -to sell, import, and otherwise transfer the Software. For avoidance of doubt, no license is granted under Facebook’s -rights in any patent claims that are infringed by (i) modifications to the Software made by you or a third party, or -(ii) the Software in combination with any software or other technology provided by you or a third party. - -The license granted hereunder will terminate, automatically and without notice, for anyone that makes any claim -(including by filing any lawsuit, assertion or other action) alleging (a) direct, indirect, or contributory infringement -or inducement to infringe any patent: (i) by Facebook or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, whether or not such -claim is related to the Software, (ii) by any party if such claim arises in whole or in part from any software, product -or service of Facebook or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, whether or not such claim is related to the Software, -or (iii) by any party relating to the Software; or (b) that any right in any patent claim of Facebook is invalid or -unenforceable. +Facebook, Inc. ("Facebook") hereby grants to each recipient of the Software +("you") a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable +(subject to the termination provision below) license under any Necessary Claims, +to make, have made, use, sell, offer to sell, import, and otherwise transfer the +Software. For avoidance of doubt, no license is granted under Facebook’s rights +in any patent claims that are infringed by (i) modifications to the Software +made by you or any third party or (ii) the Software in combination with any +software or other technology. + +The license granted hereunder will terminate, automatically and without notice, +if you (or any of your subsidiaries, corporate affiliates or agents) initiate +directly or indirectly, or take a direct financial interest in, any Patent +Assertion: (i) against Facebook or any of its subsidiaries or corporate +affiliates, (ii) against any party if such Patent Assertion arises in whole or +in part from any software, technology, product or service of Facebook or any of +its subsidiaries or corporate affiliates, or (iii) against any party relating to +the Software. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Facebook or any of its +subsidiaries or corporate affiliates files a lawsuit alleging patent +infringement against you in the first instance, and you respond by filing a +patent infringement counterclaim in that lawsuit against that party that is +unrelated to the Software, the license granted hereunder will not terminate +under section (i) of this paragraph due to such counterclaim. + +A "Necessary Claim" is a claim of a patent owned by Facebook that is necessarily +infringed by the Software standing alone. + +A "Patent Assertion" is any lawsuit or other action alleging direct, indirect, +or contributory infringement or inducement to infringe any patent, including a +cross-claim or counterclaim.