corporate names, Internet domain names, social media handles, design rights and other source identifiers, registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing and together with
the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing (collectively,
Marks
); (c) copyrights in both published and unpublished works, works of authorship, copyrightable works and all copyright registrations and applications and
registered and unregistered copyrights (collectively,
Copyrights
); (d) confidential and proprietary information, including trade secrets, customer and supplier lists, pricing, cost information, business and marketing plans and
proposals, knowhow, algorithms, methodologies, compilations, programs, methods, strategies, techniques and processes, in each case that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known or readily ascertainable
by others who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; (e) all rights in the foregoing; (f) all applications and registrations for the foregoing; and (g) any and all other intellectual property rights under applicable
Law.
IRS
means the Internal Revenue Service.
Knowledge of the Company
, or
to the Companys Knowledge
, whether or not capitalized, or any similar
expression used with respect to the Company, means the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth in
Part 1.1(a)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule, after reasonable inquiry.
Law
shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, regulation, requirement, interpretation, Permit, license,
approval, authorization, decision, directive, decree, rule, ruling, Order, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law of any Governmental Entity, including any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof.
Legal Proceeding
means any claim, demand, action, suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, mediation or other
investigation, audit, citation or violation (in each case, whether civil or criminal) brought, conducted, tried or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Person (including any Governmental Entity).
Liability
or
Liabilities
means any and all debts, liabilities and obligations of any nature whatsoever,
whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law, those arising under any Contract or undertaking and those arising as a result of any act or omission.
Lien
means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, encumbrance,
right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property right or other similar adverse restriction in respect of such property or asset.
made available to Parent
means that such information, document or material was: (a) publicly available on the SEC
EDGAR database at least two Business Days prior to the execution of this Agreement; (b) delivered to Parent or Parents Representatives via electronic mail or in hard copy form prior to the execution of this Agreement; or (c) made
available for review by Parent or Parents Representatives at least 24 hours prior to the execution of this Agreement in the virtual data room maintained by the Company in connection with the Mergers.
Management Agreement Documents
means the management agreements entered into by any of the Acquired Companies pursuant to
which any Third Party hotel operator manages or operates any Company Real Property (each a
Management Company
) on behalf of any of the Acquired Companies and each amendment, guarantee, license or franchise agreement (whether with
the Management Company or any Affiliate thereof) or other Contracts related to such management agreements and entered into by any of the Acquired Companies, in each case that are material to any Company Real Property.
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