DATED 2012 (1) LAW NETWORK INC. and (2) BIRCHAM DYSON BELL LLP DEED OF ASSIGNMENT OF TRADEMARKS

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1 DATED 2012 (1) LAW NETWORK INC. and (2) BIRCHAM DYSON BELL LLP DEED OF ASSIGNMENT OF TRADEMARKS

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3 THIS DEED is dated 2012 PARTIES (1) LAW NETWORK INC. a not for profit corporation registered in Michigan, United States of America whose registered office is at 313 South Washington Square, Lansing, Michigan 48933, USA (Assignor). (2) BIRCHAM DYSON BELL LLP a limited liability partnership registered in England whose Company Number is OC whose registered office is at 50 Broadway, London SW1H 0BL, UK (Assignee). BACKGROUND (A) (B) The Assignor is the proprietor of the Trade Marks (as defined below). The Assignor has agreed to assign the Trade Marks to the Assignee on the terms set out in this Deed of Assignment. AGREED TERMS 1.1 Interpretation 1.2 The definitions and rules of interpretation in this clause apply in this Deed of Assignment. Licence Trade Marks the licence in agreed terms to be granted by the Assignee to the Assignor immediately following the assignment hereby made becoming effective. the trade marks short particulars of which are set out in Schedule Clause and Schedule headings shall not affect the interpretation of this Deed of Assignment. 1.4 The Schedules form part of this Deed of Assignment and shall have effect as if set out in full in the body of this Deed of Assignment. Any reference to this Deed of Assignment includes the Schedules. 1.5 References to clauses and Schedules are to the clauses and Schedules of this Deed of Assignment. 1.6 Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular. 1.7 Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to one gender shall include a reference to the other genders. 1.8 A reference to a statute or statutory provision shall include any subordinate legislation made from time to time under that statute or statutory provision. 1.9 Writing or written includes faxes but not /09/2012

4 1.10 Any words following the terms including, include, in particular or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms A person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality) and that person's legal and personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. 2 Assignment The Assignor hereby assigns to the Assignee all of its right, title and interest in and to the Trade Marks, including: 2.1 all statutory and common law rights attaching to the Trade Marks, together with the goodwill of the business relating to the goods or services in respect of which the Trade Marks are registered or used; and 2.2 the right to bring, make, oppose, defend, appeal proceedings, claims or actions and obtain relief (and to retain any damages recovered) in respect of any infringement, or any other cause of action (including passing off) arising from ownership, of any of the Trade Marks whether occurring before, on or after the date of this Deed of Assignment. 3 Warranties The Assignor represents and warrants that: 3.1 it is the registered owner of the Trade Marks; 3.2 it is properly registered as the applicant or registered proprietor of each of the Trade Marks listed in Schedule 1; 3.3 it is unaware of any infringement or likely infringement of any Trade Mark; and 3.4 to the actual knowledge of the Assignor, no claim has been made by a third party that disputes the right of the Assignor to use any Trade Mark, and it is unaware of any circumstances likely to give rise to such a claim. 4 Further assurance 4.1 The Assignor shall, at its own cost, perform (or procure the performance of) all further acts and things, and execute and deliver (or procure the execution or delivery of) all further documents, required by law or which the Assignee reasonably requests to vest in the Assignee the full benefit of the right, title and interest assigned to the Assignee under this Deed of Assignment, including registration of the Assignee as applicant or registered proprietor of the Trade Marks listed in Schedule The Assignor shall do the following at the Assignee's direction, pending formal registration or recordal of the assignment of the Trade Marks listed in Schedule 1 to the Assignee: /09/2012

5 4.2.1 if legally required to do so, pay all applicable application, filing, registration, renewal and other fees as they fall due; if legally required to do so, promptly satisfy all official actions issued by any relevant trade mark registry or authority; and ensure that copies of all correspondence that it, or its agents, receive (including any renewal advice or other notification received from any relevant registry) are promptly delivered to the Assignee, marked for the attention of John Turnbull or any other person that the Assignee notifies to the Assignor from time to time. 4.3 The Assignor shall do the following at the Assignee's direction, whether before or after formal registration or recordal of the assignment of the Trade Marks listed in Schedule 1 to the Assignee: provide the Assignee with all information and other assistance reasonably required to enable the Assignee to prepare, file or prosecute applications for registration of any of the Trade Marks (including producing, in the appropriate form, any evidence of its use of the Trade Marks); and provide the Assignee with all information and other assistance reasonably required by the Assignee to conduct, defend or settle any relevant claims, actions or proceedings (including, if requested by the Assignee, bringing proceedings in its own name or lending its name to any proceedings brought by the Assignee), in each case, at the sole cost of the Assignee. 4.4 The Assignor shall deliver to the Assignee (or the Assignee's nominated representative) as soon as practicable after the date of this Deed of Assignment all deeds, documents of title, certificates and other files and records (including those of its agents) relating to the Trade Marks. 5 Entire agreement 5.1 This Deed of Assignment, together with the Licence constitutes the whole agreement between the parties and supersedes all previous agreements between the parties relating to its subject matter.. 6 Counterparts This Deed of Assignment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall constitute an original of this Deed of Assignment, but all the counterparts shall together constitute the same agreement. No counterpart shall be effective until each party has executed at least one counterpart. 7 Third party rights No person other than a party to this Deed of Assignment shall have any rights to enforce any term of this Deed of Assignment /09/2012 3

6 8 Notices 8.1 Notices shall be in writing and shall be sent to the other party marked for the attention of the person at the address set out below. 8.2 Any notice or other document: correctly addressed sent by: first-class mail shall be deemed to have been delivered three working days following the date of dispatch; registered post shall be deemed to have been delivered three working days following the date of dispatch; confirmed facsimile shall be deemed to have been delivered at 9 am on the next business day following transmission; shall be deemed to have been delivered at 9 am on the next business day following receipt by the sender of a read-receipt; or hand shall be deemed to have been delivered at 9 am on the next business day following delivery; for the attention of the Assignee shall be sent to: Contact: Address: John Turnbull/Paul Voller, Bircham Dyson Bell LLP; 50 Broadway, London SW1H 0BL, UK; Fax: +44 (0) johnturnbull@bdb-law.co.uk and enquirieslondon@bdb-law.co.uk for the attention of Assignor shall be sent to: Contact: Address: President, c/o Managing Partner, Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C.; 313 South Washington Square, Lansing, Michigan, 48933, USA; Fax: ; info@fosterswift.com 9 Governing law and jurisdiction 9.1 This Deed of Assignment and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales /09/2012

7 9.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of or in connection with this Deed of Assignment or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims). This document has been executed as a deed and is delivered and takes effect on the date stated at the beginning of it /09/2012 5

8 SCHEDULE 1 Trade Marks The Trade Marks include all registered and unregistered rights held by the Assignor in: the name Lexwork International (the Name); and the image immediately below (the Logo): which shall consist of: the trade mark for the Name registered in the USA under number in international class 35 and the trade mark for the Logo registered in the USA under number in international class 35; and the trade mark for the Name registered in Canada under number TMA and the trade mark for the Logo registered in Canada under number TMA681152; and any other registration of the Name and/or Logo owned by the Assignor /09/2012

9 Signed as a deed on behalf of LAW )... NETWORK INC., a company incorporated ) Authorised signatory in Michigan, USA, by the person(s) named ) Name: opposite, being [a] person[s] who, in )... accordance with the laws of that territory, is/are ) Authorised signatory acting under the authority of the company ) Name: Executed as a deed by BIRCHAM DYSON )... BELL LLP acting by John Christopher Turnbull, ) Member member, and Paul Voller, member )... Member /09/2012 7