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英文版知识产权转让协议nondisclosureagreementtemplates
ThisDocumentContains2Agreements
1.Non-DisclosureAgreement(General)
2.Non-DisclosureAgreement(Employee)
Copyandpastedtheagreementsintodifferentfilestouseseparately.
Non-DisclosureandConfidentialityAgreement
ThisNon-DisclosureandConfidentialityAgreement(“Agreement”)isbeingmadebetween_____________________(“Customer”)locatedat______________________and_________________________(“Company”)locatedat______________________________._________________(Customer)and_________________(Company)mayalsobereferredtoas“Party”ortogetherasthe“Parties”.ThisAgreementwillbecomeeffectiveon______________(“EffectiveDate”).
ThePartiesareinterestedinexploringapotentialbusinessopportunity(the“Opportunity”).InordertoadequatelyevaluatewhetherthePartieswouldliketopursuetheOpportunity,itisnecessaryforbothPartiestoexchangecertainconfidentialinformation.
INCONSIDERATIONOFdisclosingandreceivingconfidentialinformation,thePartiesagreetothefollowing:
1.ConfidentialInformation
Theconfidentialinformation(“ConfidentialInformation”)includesanyinformationthatisonlyknownbythedisclosingparty,andnotknownbythegeneralpublicatthetimeitisdisclosed,whetheritisintangibleorintangibleform,andthroughwhatevermeansitisdisclosed.
ConfidentialInformationdoesnotincludeinformationthat:
a.Thereceivingpartylawfullyhadbeforethedisclosingpartyactuallydisclosedit;
b.Isdisclosedtothereceivingpartybyathird-partywhoisnotboundbyaconfidentialityagreement;
c.Becomesavailabletothegeneralpublicbynofaultofthereceivingparty;or
d.Isrequiredbylawtobedisclosed.
2.UseofConfidentialInformation
ThereceivingpartymustkeeptheConfidentialInformationconfidential.ThereceivingpartywilltreattheConfidentialInformationwiththesamecareasittreatsitsownconfidentialinformation.
ThereceivingpartymaydisclosetheConfidentialInformationtoitspersonnelonanas-neededbasis.ThepersonnelmustbeinformedthattheConfidentialInformationisconfidentialandthepersonnelmustagreetobeboundbythetermsofthisAgreement.ThereceivingpartyisliableforanybreachofthisAgreementbytheirpersonnel.
3.OwnershipandTitle
NothinginthisAgreementwillconveyaright,title,interest,orlicenseintheConfidentialInformationtothereceivingparty.TheConfidentialInformationwillremaintheexclusivepropertyofthedisclosingparty.
4.ReturnofConfidentialInformation
UponterminationofthisAgreement,thereceivingpartymustreturnalltangiblematerialsithasthatembodytheConfidentialInformationitreceived,includingallelectronicandhardcopies.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto,anynotes,memos,drawings,summaries,excerptsandanythingelsederivedfromtheConfidentialInformation.
5.TermandTermination
ThetermofthisAgreementis________(#)monthsfromtheEffectiveDate,unlessterminatedearlierforotherreasonsavailableinthisAgreement.
EitherPartymayendthisAgreementatanytimebyprovidingawrittennoticetotheotherParty.TheParty’sobligationtoholdinconfidenceallConfidentialInformationreceivedduringthetermofthisAgreementwillremainineffectindefinitely.
6.Remedies
ThePartiesagreetheConfidentialInformationisuniqueinnatureandmoneydamageswillnotadequatelyremedytheirreparableinjurybreachofthisAgreementmaycausetheharmedparty.TheharmedPartyisentitledtoseekinjunctiverelief,aswellasanyotherremediesthatareavailableinlawandequity.
7.RelationshipoftheParties
a.NoBindingAgreementtoPursueOpportunity.ThePartiesagreetheyareexploringapotentialOpportunityandsharingtheirConfidentialInformationisnotalegalobligationtopursuetheOpportunity.EitherPartyisfreetostopdiscussionsornegotiationsrelatedtotheOpportunityatanytime.
b.NoExclusivity:
ThePartiesunderstandthisAgreementisnotanexclusivearrangement.ThePartiesagreetheyarefreetoenterintoothersimilaragreementswithotherparties.
c.IndependentContractors.ThePartiestothisAgreementareindependentcontractors.NeitherPartyisanagent,representative,partner,oremployeeoftheotherParty.
8.General
a.Amendments.ThisAgreementmaybemodifiedasneeded.Tomakeamodification,thePartieshavetoagreetothemodificationinwritingintheformofanamendment.ThetermsofthisAgreementwillapplytoanyamendmentmadeunlessotherwisestatedintheamendment.
b.Assignment.ThePartiesmaynotassigntheresponsibilitiestheyhaveunderthisAgreementtoanyoneelse.
c.ChoiceofLaw.ThisAgreementwillbeinterpretedbasedonthelawsoftheStateof[State],regardlessofanyconflictoflawissuesthatmayarise.ThePartiesagreethatanydisputearisingfromthisAgreementwillberesolvedatacourtofcompetentjurisdictionlocatedintheStateof__________.
d.CompleteContract.ThisAgreementconstitutesthePartiesentireunderstandingoftheirrightsandobligations.ThisAgreementsupersedesanyotherwrittenorverbalcommunicationsbetweentheParties.AnysubsequentchangestothisAgreementmustbemadeinwritingandsignedbybothParties.
e.Severability.IfanysectionofthisAgreementisfoundtobeinvalid,illegal,orunenforceable,therestoftheAgreementwillstillbeenforceable.
f.Waiver.NeitherPartycanwaiveanyprovisionofthisAgreement,oranyrightsorobligationsunderthisAgreement,unlessagreedtoinwriting.Ifanyprovision,right,orobligationiswaived,it’sonlywaivedtotheextentagreedtoinwriting.
9.Notices
IfaPartyisrequiredbylawtodiscloseanyConfidentialInformationithasreceived,itwillnotifythedisclosingpartywithinthree(3)businessdays.
IfaPartylosesorfailstomaintainconfidentialityofanyConfidentialInformationithasreceived,itwillnotifythedisclosingpartywithintwenty-four(24)hours.ThereceivingpartywilltakeanyandallstepsnecessarytorecovertheConfidentialInformationandpreventfurtherunauthorizeduse.
AllnoticesunderthisAgreementmustbesentbyemailwithreturnconfirmationofreceipt,orcertifiedorregisteredmailwithreturnreceiptrequested.
Noticesshouldbesentto:
___________________Company
______________________CustomerName
_________________________
______________________
_________________________
______________________
_________________________
______________________
_____________________________
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Let’sShakeHands
Inkistheofficialhandshakeofbusiness.IfthePartiesagreetothetermsofthisAgreement,pleasesignbelow.
_______________________Customer
Signed:
___________________
Name:
___________________
Title:
___________________
Date:
___________________
________________________Company
Signed:
___________________
Name:
___________________
Title:
___________________
Date:
___________________
EmployeeNon-DisclosureandConfidentialityAgreement
ThisNon-DisclosureandConfidentialityAgreement(“Agreement”)isbeingmadebetween____________________(that’s“You”)locatedat_________________________________and____________________(that’s“TheCompany”)locatedat___________________________on_________________.________________(Employee)and_________________(Company)mayalsobereferredtoas“Party”ortogetherasthe“Parties”.ThisAgreementwillbecomeeffectiveon_____________________(“EffectiveDate”).
YouareinterestedinworkingforTheCompany,andTheCompanyisexcitedtohaveYouontheteam.Asapartofyourrole,Youwillhaveaccesstoproprietaryandconfidentialinformation.
INCONSIDERATIONOFTheCompanyhiringandpayingYou,andothergoodandvaluableconsideration,Youagreetothefollowing:
1.ConfidentialInformation
Theconfidentialinformation(“ConfidentialInformation”)includesanyinformationthatisnotknownbythegeneralpublic,whetheritisintangibleform(i.e.–youcanholdit)orintangibleform(i.e.–youcan’tholdit),andthroughwhatevermeansitisdisclosed.
2.UseofConfidentialInformation
TheCompanyistrustingYouwithourbiggestsecrets.YouagreetokeeptheConfidentialInformationcompletelyconfidential.YouwilltreattheConfidentialInformationwithreasonablecareandwillexercisecautiontopreventdisclosingtheConfidentialInformationtoothers,evenyourverybestfriend.
IfYouloseorfailtomaintaintheconfidentialityofanyConfidentialInformation,YoumustnotifyTheCompanywithintwenty-four(24)hours.YoumustalsotakeanyandallstepsnecessarytorecovertheConfidentialInformationandpreventfurtherunauthorizeduse.
IfYouarerequiredbylawtodiscloseConfidentialInformation,YoumustnotifyTheCompanyofyourlegalrequirementtodisclosewithinthree(3)businessdaysoflearningoftherequirement.
NoticesmustbemadeinaccordancewithSection8ofthisAgreement.
3.OwnershipandTitle
NothinginthisAgreementwillconveyaright,title,interest,orlicenseintheConfidentialInformationtoYou.TheConfidentialInformationwillremaintheexclusivepropertyofTheCompany.
4.ReturnofConfidentialInformation
IfforanyreasonYouarenolongeremployedbyTheCompany,oruponrequestofTheCompany,YoumustreturnalltangiblematerialsYouhavethatembodytheConfidentialInformation,includingallelectronicandhardcopieswithintwenty-four(24)hours/immediately.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto,anynotes,memos,drawings,doodles,summaries,excerptsandanythingelseYouhav