Common use of Defend Trade Secrets Act Notice Clause in Contracts

Defend Trade Secrets Act Notice. I understand that under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (18 USC § 1833(b), I cannot be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for disclosing a trade secret: (i) in confidence to a government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, I understand that in a lawsuit against an employer for retaliation based on the reporting of a suspected violation of law, I may disclose a trade secret to my attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, so long as any document containing the trade secret is filed under seal and I do not disclose the trade secret except pursuant to court order.

Defend Trade Secrets Act Notice. I understand that under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (18 USC § 1833(b)), I cannot be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for disclosing a trade secret: (i) in confidence to a government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, I understand that in a lawsuit against an employer for retaliation based on the reporting of a suspected violation of law, I may disclose a trade secret to my attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, so long as any document containing the trade secret is filed under seal and I do not disclose the trade secret except pursuant to court order. Nothing in this Agreement is intended by the Company to conflict with or create liability for actions I may take that are permitted under 18 USC § 1833(b).