Patent License Agreement

PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT


This Patent License Agreement (this "Agreement") is made as of March 30, 1998, by and between Aironet Wireless Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Aironet"), and Telxon Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Telxon").


BACKGROUND


WHEREAS, Telxon is the majority stockholder of Aironet;


WHEREAS, Telxon is the owner of patent applications 08/605,914 (Transceiver Control with Sleep Mode) and 08/619,797 (Transceiver Control with Sleep Mode (CIP)) (together with all patents issued thereon, and all continuations, continuations in part, divisions, reissues, additions, or extensions thereof "Patents"); and


WHEREAS, Aironet desires to receive from Telxon a non-exclusive license to utilize the Patents.


AGREEMENT


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the agreements made herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:


1. LICENSE. Telxon hereby grants a perpetual, royalty free, worldwide, non-exclusive license to Aironet to practice the methods of the claims made in the Patents and to make, support, service, maintain, repair, reconstruct, reconfigure and upgrade, integrate, install, use, market, sell, offer for sale, lease and transfer any product which but for this license would infringe the Patents. Aironet may not license, sublicense or otherwise relicense any of these rights, provided that Aironet's immediate and subsequent transferees of products shall have an implied license to utilize such products in the form originally transferred by Aironet.


2. CONTRACTORS. Aironet may exercise the rights granted to it in Section 1 either through its employees or through its contra ...