EtherCAT Slave Stack Code (SSC)

EtherCAT Slave Stack Code License 1.1 1/8

ETHERCAT SLAVE STACK CODE LICENSE

Given by

Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG

Whereas, you are interested in obtaining a License for using the EtherCAT Slave Stack Code

(SSC).

Whereas, Beckhoff Automation GmbH is the owner of all intellectual property rights pertaining

to the EtherCAT Technology, including but not limited to (a) the following patent applications

and patents: EP1590927, EP1789857, DE102004044764, EP2137893 with corresponding ap-

plications or registrations in various other countries, and (b) the trademarks "EtherCAT" and

Whereas, Licensor is willing to permit you to create and/or sell or otherwise distribute a product

incorporating the EtherCAT Technology.

Whereas, you acknowledge Licensor’s commercially reasonable efforts to keep the number of

those EtherCAT Technology products in the market sold under the trade name “EtherCAT” and

not being fully compatible with the then current version of the EtherCAT Technology at a mini-

mum.

Whereas capitalised terms shall have the meanings given to them in Annex 1

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1.2 Your Products shall, at the time those are supplied to each individual of your customer

1.3 Licensor and its Licensors shall exclusively own all intellectual property or proprietary

2. Royalties

3. Conformance Test Procedure

3.1 All Products shall undergo tests according to the then current Conformance Test Policy

3.2 In case a modification of the EtherCAT Technology results in a Product which was com-

3.3 Notwithstanding to the limitations set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2, you shall have the

4. Trademark License

4.1 You acknowledge that Beckhoff Automation GmbH is the sole proprietary owner of the

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4.3 You shall not use the Trademarks for Products incorporating pre-existing versions or

4.4 After the expiration of the twelve (12) months period pursuant to Section 3.2, you shall

7. No Right to Sublicense