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18.3.3 Except as set forth above, no Party shall file suit, institute a proceeding or seek other judicial or governmental resolution of the dispute
until at least sixty (60) calendar days after the first meeting between the senior executives.
18.4 In the event that any litigation occurs between or among the Parties pertaining to this Agreement and any technical issues arise in the course thereof,
the Parties shall make good faith efforts to select one or more neutral mutually acceptable technical experts with expertise in the pertinent technical
issues to assist the court in understanding and evaluating such issues.
18.5 Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring on any Party any license or other right to copy the exterior design of any
product of the other Party.
18.6 No Party shall assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without prior written permission from the other Party. If any Party
reorganizes its business so as to set up a Related Subsidiary or Wholly Owned Subsidiary that shall include the entire business and assets
responsible for such Party’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement then the other Party agrees that the permission to assign to such
Related Subsidiary or Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any attempted such assignment without such permission shall
be null and void.
18.7 No actions, regardless of form, arising out of this Agreement, except for non-payment actions or intellectual property actions, may be brought by
either Party more than two (2) years after the cause of action has arisen.
18.8 Each Party shall be responsible for compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. In addition, no Party and none of its agents or
employees acting on behalf of said Party will export or re-export any confidential information of the other Party, or any process, product or service
that is produced as a result of the use of such confidential information, to any country specified in the applicable laws and regulations of the United
States as a prohibited destination, without first obtaining the relevant government’s approval, if required. As of the Effective Date the countries and
nationals excluded for Specific Results and Proprietary Tools under the United States export laws and regulations are: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North
Korea, Sudan, and Syria.
18.9 All monetary amounts specified herein are in lawful money of the United States of America. Any action required herein to be taken by a specified
calendar month shall be taken by the last day of said month.
18.10 Neither this Agreement nor any activities hereunder shall impair any right of any Party to design, develop, manufacture, sell, market, service, or
otherwise deal in, directly or indirectly, manufacturing processes, products or services developed by such Party completely independent of this
Agreement, including those which are competitive with those offered by any Party. Subject to the confidentiality and license limitations set forth in
this Agreement, each Party may pursue activities independently with any Third Party even if similar to the activities under this Agreement.
Source: ADVANCED MICRO DEVIC, 10-K, March 14, 2003