11.2 In connection with its performance of Services hereunder, Agency may purchase materials and services for the Client as an agent for a disclosed principal under the principle of sequential liability, where the Agency will be held liable for payments to vendors and suppliers only to the extent the Agency has been paid by the Client for such purchases. For amounts owing but not paid to the Agency, the Client agrees that it will be held solely liable. The Agency has the right to confirm with media vendors and other suppliers that they expressly agree to payment on such terms.
11.3 Before incurring any costs or expenses, the Agency shall provide quotations for all the productions with details of costs and commission to be charged to the Client in advance. The Agency shall not commence any relevant Service or work before obtaining the approval of these quotations from the Client.
12 APPLICABLE TAXES
12.1 Any applicable taxes will be included and itemised separately on the Agency invoices, where appropriate, at the rate prevailing from time to time.
12.2 The Client will refund any irrecoverable foreign sales taxes to the Agency.
13 TERMS OF PAYMENT
13.1 The Client agrees that payment shall be made to the Agency strictly in accordance with the payment terms of this Agreement.
13.2 The Agency will invoice the Client in respect of Agency retainer fee monthly on or before the [5th day] of each month of service and the Client will pay the invoice within 30 days from the date of the invoice.
13.3 Unless otherwise agreed by both parties, the Client will pay the Agency invoices for billable costs and all other fees within 30 days from the date of the invoice.
13.4 Where production house or other third party suppliers require advance payment prior to commencement of work or at various stages of production, the Client will be invoiced and agree to pay accordingly to ensure that the Agency is in funds before payment to third parties.
13.5 The Client reserves the right to withhold payment of any invoice or part of an invoice which is not in accordance with this Agreement. On receipt of any such invoice the Client shall immediately notify the Agency in writing of the reason for such withholding and pay the undisputed part of such invoice. For the avoidance of doubt, in case the Client fails to raise any written queries within 3 days following the receipt of any invoice, such invoice shall be deemed to be confirmed and accepted by the Client.
13.6 The Agency reserves the right to charge interest on all invoices presented to the Client which are not paid by the relevant due date at the annual rate of 20% above the base rate from time to time of Citibank. Such interest will accrue on a daily basis from the date on which payment became overdue up to the date on which the Agency receives the full outstanding amount together with all accrued interest. This right extends to any part of an invoice of which payment is withheld pursuant to Clause 13.5 should it be subsequently established that the amount in question was invoiced in accordance with this Agreement. Additionally, the Agency reserves the right to suspend performance of the Services to the Client until all overdue amounts are paid.
13.7 The Client acknowledges and agrees that the credit limit of the Client for the advertising services under this Agreement is [SGD1,000,000]. The Client agrees to pay down the outstanding account receivable balance if it is close to exceeding the credit limit in order to stay within the limit. The Agency has the right to withhold any materials, works or services until the account receivable balance of the Client account is below 70% of the credit limit.
13.8 In the event of the Agency’s credit insurers revising or withdrawing cover for the Client, the Agency reserves the right to revise its terms of payment and if necessary either require payments in advance from the Client, or at the sole election of the Agency, require suitable bank guarantees from the Client. If it is not possible to reach agreement on suitable revised terms, the Agency will have the right to terminate this Agreement with 90 days’ notice.
14 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
14.1 The Parties agree that the Agency will obtain all necessary Intellectual Property Rights (including licences where appropriate) in respect of all Agency Material and Commissioned Material, subject to Clause 14.3 and Clause 14.4 below. At the written request of the Client, the Agency shall arrange for the assignment or transfer of relevant Intellectual Property Rights in the Agency Material and the Commissioned Material, subject to the full payment by the Client in accordance with this Agreement. And subject to such payment, the Agency will arrange for the execution of such documents as may be necessary to perfect the transfer or assignment to the Client.
14.2 Notwithstanding the foregoing, all software applications, databases, computer programs (including source code and object code for any such programming), and executable code (collectively "Code") as well as other systems, methods and creative content in existence prior to this Agreement and all Code developed or provided by the Agency hereunder not incorporating all or part of any materials provided by the Client and without use of Client’s proprietary information, which is capable of reuse shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the Agency (“Agency Property”). The Agency hereby grants a fully paid-up, perpetual, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to the Client to use internally within the Territory and for the benefit of Client such Agency Property solely as integrated into the working results under this Agreement provided by the Agency. For clarity, it is understood that the Agency shall own all modifications, improvements or enhancements to the Agency Property and related Intellectual Property Rights.
14.3 If the Agency intends to incorporate any Existing Material in the Services provided hereunder, the Agency shall inform the Client as soon as practicable. It will often not be possible for the Agency to obtain the exclusive Intellectual Property Rights in Commissioned Materials or Existing Materials for the Client, or if the cost of an assignment is excessive, and in such circumstances the Agency shall use its reasonable endeavours to obtain such licence or consent as necessary for the planned use of the material or work on behalf of the Client and at the Client's cost. The Client acknowledges that any extension of use of the work beyond that originally notified to the Agency (including use in time, media or territory beyond that originally notified to the Agency) is expected to incur additional third party costs on the Client’s account.
14.4 Where any of the Agency Material or Commissioned Material created/produced is subject to the restriction of third-party rights (including but not limited to rights of performers and artistes), or where any Existing Material is used, the Client acknowledges and agrees that use of the Agency Material, Commissioned Material and Existing Material will continue to be subject to the restriction of these rights or to the terms of any licence notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement. The Agency will notify the Client of any restrictions on usage and the Client will abide by any restrictions on usage and will fully indemnify against and hold the Agency harmless from all costs, demands, claims, actions, proceedings, losses and expenses whatsoever as a result of any failure by the Client to do so.
14.5 The Agency shall ensure that all moral rights in the Agency Material, Commissioned Material and Existing Material are waived, but if this is not possible in respect of any Commissioned Material and/or Existing Material, the Agency will discuss with the Client in advance of concluding the relevant third party contract and proceed as agreed.
14.6 In the event that the Agency creates any cartoon figure, model or other character, personas, trademarks or any actual product or service which may be marketed in their own right by the Client, the Client shall enter into a separate agreement in relation to the Agency’s remuneration for use outside mass media advertising or one to one communication prior to any such use.
14.7 The Client acknowledges and agrees that any identifiable and original idea or concept presented by the Agency in relation to any promotion or Advertising campaign invented or developed by the Agency and not used or published by the Client by the end of the Term shall remain strictly confidential and shall not be used in any way by the Client, including communication to any third party, without the Agency’s express prior written consent and appropriate remuneration paid by the Client to the Agency. For the avoidance of doubt, the Agency may use any such idea or concept after the expiration of the Term.
14.8 The Agency is entitled to use any material produced for the Client by the Agency which has been published, in the course of the Agency’s marketing and public relations activities and presentations during the Term and following the termination of this Agreement, provided that the Agency shall not disclose any confidential information of the Client without the Client's prior consent.
15 EXTENSION OF USE OF ADVERTISING
15.1 Agency Remuneration hereunder is agreed on the basis of the Client's declared intentions as to the duration, applicable media and territorial scope of the use of the working deliverables to be produced by the Agency. Accordingly it is agreed that:
(i) If creative work produced/created by the Agency for the Client's publicity is used outside the Territory, duration or media agreed by both Parties then such use may only take place provided that appropriate additional remuneration is agreed in advance between the Parties.
(ii) If subsequent to the termination of this Agreement the Client wishes to use any creative wor