MPLAB LicenseAgreement
MPLAB LicenseAgreement
MPLAB LicenseAgreement
This non-exclusive License Agreement (“Agreement”) is a contract between you, your heirs, successors and assigns
(“Licensee”) and Microchip Technology Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, with its principal place of business at
2355 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler, AZ 85224-6199, and its subsidiary, Microchip Technology (Barbados)
Incorporated (collectively, the “Company”) for the MPLAB IDE software accompanying this Agreement
(“Software”) and accompanying documentation (“Documentation”). In consideration for access to the Software,
Licensee agrees to be bound by this Agreement.
Software and Documentation are licensed under this Agreement, not sold. U.S. copyright laws and international
copyright treaties, and other intellectual property laws and treaties, protect the Software and Documentation.
Company reserves all rights not expressly granted to Licensee in this Agreement.
1. LICENSE GRANT.
(a) Subject to all of the terms of this Agreement, Company grants Licensee a personal, worldwide, non-exclusive,
non-sublicensable, non-transferable limited license to use and modify the Software solely for use with Company
products (“Company Products”).
Licensee may not modify, create derivatives or reverse engineer (by disassembly, decompilation, translation, or
otherwise) Software and may not copy or reproduce all or any portion of Software, except to the extent that such
activity is specifically allowed by this Agreement or expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding the
foregoing limitations.
All copies of the Software created by Licensee or for Licensee must include the copyright, trademark and other
proprietary notices as they appear on the original. Licensee may not remove or alter any identifying screen that is
produced by the Software.
(b) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Company grants strictly to Licensee a personal, worldwide, non-
exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable limited license to use the Documentation in support of Licensee’s
authorized use of the Software.
Notwithstanding the license grant in Section 1 above, Licensee acknowledges that certain files or code
accompanying this Software are covered by third party licenses. Such third party files or code (“Third Party
Software”) and applicable third party licenses are identified in the Release Notes of the Software. To the extent
required by the licenses for Third Party Software, the terms of such license will apply in lieu of the terms of this
Agreement. To the extent the terms of the licenses applicable to Third Party Software prohibit any of the restrictions
in this Agreement with respect to such Third Party Software, such restrictions will not apply to such Third Party
Software.
All right, title and interest, including intellectual property rights, in and to Software, derivatives thereof,
implementation of the Software in microcontrollers, and hardware and software implementations of Software or
derivatives shall remain in Company and its licensors. Licensee will not obtain ownership rights to derivatives of
Software, and by accepting the terms of this Agreement assigns any such rights to Company and its licensors that
Licensee does receive. Except as specifically stated in the Agreement, Licensee is granted no other rights, express or
implied, to the Software or other Company intellectual property such as trade secrets, patents, copyrights, and
trademarks.
4. CONFIDENTIALITY. Licensee agrees: (i) to use the Software only as necessary to exercise its right or fulfill
its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) to implement reasonable procedures to prohibit disclosure, unauthorized
duplication or misuse of the Software; and (iii) not to disclose Software to employees not having a need to know or
to any third party. Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee shall at all times protect the Software with at least the
same standard of care as it exercises to protect its own confidential information, but in no event less than reasonable
care. The obligation of confidentiality under this Agreement shall not apply to the extent that Software is or
becomes rightfully known by Licensee through disclosure from a third party without an obligation to maintain its
confidentiality, is or becomes generally known to the public through no fault of Licensee, or is independently
developed by Licensee without use of the Software.
5. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT. Without prejudice to any other rights, Company may terminate this
Agreement if Licensee fails to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Upon termination, Licensee
will stop using the Software and immediately destroy all copies of the Software, and derivatives.
6. DANGEROUS APPLICATIONS. Licensee warrants that Licensee will not use Software in a dangerous,
hazardous, or life supporting application where the failure of such application could lead directly to death, personal
injury, or environmental damage, without the prior written consent of the Company.
7. INDEMNITY. Licensee will indemnify and hold Company and its licensor, its related companies and its
suppliers, harmless for, from and against, any claims, costs (including attorney’s fees), damages or liabilities,
including without limitation product liability claims, arising out of: (a) use and distribution of the Software and
derivatives; or (b) violation of this Agreement.
11. SURVIVAL. Sections 3-8 and 10-15 shall survive termination of this Agreement. Further, Licensee’s
obligation not to modify, reverse engineer, copy or reproduce the Software as described in Section 1 above shall
survive termination of this Agreement.
12. CHOICE OF LAW; VENUE; LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS. Licensee agrees that this Agreement and any
conflicts regarding Software, shall be construed, interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of Arizona, U.S.A.
without regard to any conflict of laws provision. Licensee agrees that any litigation will be subject to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state or federal courts in Arizona, U.S.A. Licensee agrees that regardless of any law to the
contrary, any cause of action related to or arising out of this Agreement or Software must be filed within one year
after such cause of action arose, or be considered waived.
13. EXPORT COMPLIANCE. Licensee’s use of Software must comply with all U.S. laws, restrictions and
regulations. Licensee shall not violate export restrictions of the U.S. Department of Commerce or other United States
or foreign agency or authority.
14. ASSIGNMENT. Neither this agreement nor any rights, licenses or obligations hereunder, may be assigned by
Licensee without Company’s prior written approval.
15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: MODIFICATIONS AND WAIVER. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and merges and supersedes all
communications relating to this subject matter, whether written or oral. Except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement, no modification of this Agreement will be effective unless made in writing signed by Company. No
failure or delay by Company or its licensors to assert any rights or remedies arising from a breach of this Agreement
shall be construed as a waiver or a continuing waiver of such rights and remedies, nor shall failure or delay to assert
a breach be deemed to waive that or any other breach. If any part of this Agreement is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable then such part shall be severed from the remainder of this
Agreement and replaced with a valid provision that comes closest to the intention underlying the invalid provision.