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Confidentiality; Proprietary Rights The Employee has executed and agrees to be bound by the provisions governing confidentiality, proprietary rights and non-competition contained in Exhibit C to this Agreement, which provisions will survive termination of this Agreement for any reason.
Confidentiality; Sharing Information Agent, each Lender and each Transferee shall hold all non-public information obtained by Agent, such Lender or such Transferee pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement in accordance with Agent’s, such Lender’s and such Transferee’s customary procedures for handling confidential information of this nature; provided, however, Agent, each Lender and each Transferee may disclose such confidential information (a) to its examiners, Affiliates, outside auditors, counsel and other professional advisors, (b) to Agent, any Lender or to any prospective Transferees, and (c) as required or requested by any Governmental Body or representative thereof or pursuant to legal process; provided, further that (i) unless specifically prohibited by Applicable Law, Agent, each Lender and each Transferee shall use its reasonable best efforts prior to disclosure thereof, to notify the applicable Borrower of the applicable request for disclosure of such non-public information (A) by a Governmental Body or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with an examination of the financial condition of a Lender or a Transferee by such Governmental Body) or (B) pursuant to legal process and (ii) in no event shall Agent, any Lender or any Transferee be obligated to return any materials furnished by any Borrower other than those documents and instruments in possession of Agent or any Lender in order to perfect its Lien on the Collateral once the Obligations have been paid in full and this Agreement has been terminated. Each Borrower acknowledges that from time to time financial advisory, investment banking and other services may be offered or provided to such Borrower or one or more of its Affiliates (in connection with this Agreement or otherwise) by any Lender or by one or more Subsidiaries or Affiliates of such Lender and each Borrower hereby authorizes each Lender to share any information delivered to such Lender by such Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement, or in connection with the decision of such Lender to enter into this Agreement, to any such Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Lender, it being understood that any such Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Lender receiving such information shall be bound by the provisions of this Section 16.15 as if it were a Lender hereunder. Such authorization shall survive the repayment of the other Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
EMPLOYEE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND INVENTIONS AGREEMENT In consideration of my employment or continued employment by CALIPER TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (the "COMPANY"), and the compensation now and hereafter paid to me, I hereby agree as follows:
Confidentiality and Trade Secrets Employee agrees that the Company has a proprietary interest in (1) its relationships with its customers, clients, associates and agents and (2) its business methods, systems, plans, business plans, policies, technologies, algorithms, advancements, innovations, trouble-shooting practices, designs, drawings, illustrations, graphics, photographs, estimates, blueprints, employee manuals, purchase order forms, price lists, memoranda, notes, proprietary information, business information, technical data, trade secrets, know-how, ways of doing business, research, requirements, supplier lists, customer lists, prospect lists, markets, developments, inventions, processes, formulae, technologies, techniques, procedures, hardware configuration, website design information, software, object code, source code, marketing material, forecasts, business strategy, finances, accounting, records or other proprietary documents (hereinafter all of which shall collectively be referred to as the “confidential information”). Employee agrees that said information may constitute a trade secret and that a violation of this provision may constitute an unfair business practice. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, confidential information would also include, but not be limited to, any materials, information or documents marked with the word “confidential.” Therefore, Employee agrees that during all times that he is or has been employed by the Company and after employment by the Company, he shall not (other than pursuant to his duties hereunder or with the prior written consent of a duly authorized representative of the Company) disclose, deliver, disseminate, reproduce, make any use of (except for the benefit of the Company), or allow any use of by a third party, any confidential information to any person, firm, corporation or other entity. Employee agrees that all promotional literature, printed material, internal and external correspondence, and other documents made or compiled by Employee containing any and all confidential information, as defined above, or made available to Employee concerning the Company’s business, shall be the Company’s exclusive property and shall be delivered by Employee to the Company upon expiration or termination of this Agreement or at any other time upon request of the Company. The provisions of this Section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement, or any part thereof without regard, to the reason therefore. Employee hereby acknowledges that the services to be rendered by him are of a special, unique and extraordinary character and, in connection with such services; he will have access to said confidential information concerning the Company’s business. Employee agrees that in the event of a breach of this Section of the Agreement, the Company shall, in addition to injunctive relief, be entitled to seek to recover the greater of either: (1) any amount of damages awarded to the Company in a civil action for damages arising from said breach, or (2) liquidated damages in the amount equal to Employee’s base salary. The Company agrees the Company has no proprietary interest in the following information:
Confidentiality; Proprietary Information Executive agrees to not make use of, divulge or otherwise disclose, directly or indirectly, any trade secret or other confidential or proprietary information concerning the business (including but not limited to its products, employees, services, practices or policies) of Employer or any of its affiliates of which Executive may learn or be aware as a result of Executive's employment during the term of the Agreement or prior thereto as stockholder, employee, officer or director of, or consultant to, Employer, except to the extent such use or disclosure is (i) necessary to the performance of this Agreement and in furtherance of Employer's best interests, (ii) required by applicable law, (iii) lawfully obtainable from other public sources, or (iv) authorized in writing by or pursuant to a written agreement with Employer. The provisions of this subsection (g) shall survive the expiration, suspension or termination, for any reason, of this Agreement.
Confidentiality of Company Information Placement Agent, and its officers, directors, employees and agents shall maintain in strict confidence and not copy, disclose or transfer to any other party (a) all confidential business and financial information regarding the Company and its affiliates, including without limitation, projections, business plans, marketing plans, product development plans, pricing, costs, customer, vendor and supplier lists and identification, channels of distribution, and terms of identification of proposed or actual contracts and (b) all confidential technology of the Company. In furtherance of the foregoing, Placement Agent agrees that it shall not transfer, transmit, distribute, download or communicate, in any electronic, digitized or other form or media, any of the confidential technology of the Company. The foregoing is not intended to preclude the Placement Agent from utilizing, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Offering Materials or other documents prepared or approved by the Company for use in the Offering. All communications regarding any possible transactions, requests for due diligence or other information, requests for facility tours, product demonstrations or management meetings, will be submitted or directed to the Company, and Placement Agent shall not contact any employees, customers, suppliers or contractors of the Company or its affiliates without express permission. Nothing herein shall constitute a grant of authority to Placement Agent or any representatives thereof to remove, examine or copy any particular document or types of information regarding the Company, and the Company shall retain control over the particular documents or items to be provided, examined or copied. If the Offering is not consummated, or if at any time the Company so requests, Placement Agent and its representatives will return to the Company all copies of information regarding the Company in their possession. The provisions of this Section shall survive any termination hereof.
Confidentiality/Trade Secrets The Executive acknowledges that the Executive’s position with the Corporation is one of the highest trust and confidence both by reason of the Executive’s position and by reason of the Executive’s access to and contact with the trade secrets and confidential and proprietary business information of the Corporation. Both during the term of this Agreement and thereafter, the Executive covenants and agrees as follows:
Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights Executive agrees to read, sign and abide by Company’s Employee Innovations and Proprietary Rights Assignment Agreement, which is provided with this Agreement and incorporated herein by reference.
Proprietary Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement The Executive has executed and delivered the Company’s standard Employee Proprietary Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement or similar agreement and the Executive represents and warrants that the Executive shall continue to be bound and abide by such Employee Proprietary Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement or similar agreement.
Confidentiality; Publicity Upon execution of this Agreement, Purchasers will issue a press release regarding this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J. Except for the press release referenced in the preceding sentence and as otherwise required by Law or applicable requirements of any stock exchange, no press release or public announcement related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or, prior to the Closing, any other announcement or communication (other than communications by the Company Entities, Purchasers or any of their respective officers, managers, employees and agents in the ordinary course of business) to the employees, customers, suppliers or other business relations of the Company Entities or Purchasers shall be issued or made without the joint approval of Purchasers and Seller, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and the parties shall use reasonable efforts to agree upon the text of any such press release or public announcement prior to its release; provided that Seller and its Affiliates shall be entitled to communicate with their respective investors relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, further, that no party shall be required to mention or otherwise use the name of another party or its Affiliates (other than the Company Entities) in such press release or public announcement and such omission shall not be used as a basis for withholding approval of such press release or public announcement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party may make announcements and communications regarding this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby consisting solely of information contained in and otherwise consistent with any previously issued press release or public announcement to such party's employees, customers, suppliers and other interested parties without the consent of the other parties.
