The venture was for the manufacture and sale of airport ground services catering and non-catering vehicles, developed by DOLL, in Asia and the Middle East. The parties conducted business together since the 1990’s without any formal agreement. In 2000, the principals of both DOLL and CTV-DOLL entered into an exclusive licensing agreement for DOLL’s “Know-How” related to the manufacture and sale of these items. Based on the contract, the parties seem to intend “Know-How” to cover patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. The parties also agreed that Thai law would govern. In 2005, the principles agreed to an Addendum to the original agreement. Under this addendum the parties inter alia agreed that German law would now control and any disputes would be dealt with in Germany.