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17. DISCRIMINATION Bean Sprouts shall not discriminate because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, or disability, as defined and prohibited by applicable law, in the recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, termination or other employment related activities. Bean Sprouts affirms that -it is an equal opportunity employer and shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. 18. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY a. Bean Sprouts' Intellectual Property. Bean Sprouts is the owner of the rights to certain trademarks, service marks and logotypes, including the registered service marks, "Bean Sprouts" and "Imaginibbles," used in the operation of its restaurant businesses (which, together with any future marks developed by or for the use of Bean Sprouts based upon any variation of the names "Bean Sprouts" or "Imaginibbles," are collectively referred to herein as the "Bean Sprouts Marks"). City hereby acknowledges and agrees that Bean Sprouts is the sole and exclusive owner of the Bean Sprouts Marks and that City shall obtain no right, title or interest or Sprouts' use of the Bean Sprouts Marks in carrying out its obligations hereunder. City further acknowledges and agrees that Bean Sprouts will conduct its operations hereunder using the Bean Sprouts Marks in its sole discretion. b. City's Intellectual Property. City is the owner of the rights to certain trademarks, service marks and logotypes, used in the operation of its businesses (which, together with any future marks developed by or for the use of City are collectively referred to herein as the "City Marks"). Bean Sprouts hereby acknowledges and agrees that City is the sole and exclusive owner of the City Marks and that Bean Sprouts shall obtain no right, title or interest in or to any of the City Marks through this Agreement or through City's use of the City Marks in carrying out its obligations hereunder. 19. EXCLUSIVITY AND AMENDMENT This Agreement represents the complete and exclusive statement between the City and Bean Sprouts, and supersedes any and all other agreements, oral or written, between the parties. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any attachments hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. This Agreement may not be modified except by written instrument signed by the City and by an authorized representative of Bean Sprouts. The parties agree that any terms or conditions of any purchase order or other instrument that are inconsistent with, or in addition to, the terms and conditions hereof, shall not bind or obligate Bean Sprouts or the City. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which is not embodied herein. Page 12 of 17 25B-16