Common use of Draft Specification Clause in Contracts

Draft Specification. Until the Promoters adopt the Final Specification and make it generally publicly available, Contributor will maintain all versions and revisions of the Draft Specifications (“Confidential Material”) in confidence with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential and proprietary information, but no less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances and will not use, disclose or copy the Confidential Material except as necessary for its employees with a need to know to evaluate and comment thereon. Contributor shall ▇▇▇▇ any copies it makes “confidential,” “proprietary” or with a similar legend and shall reproduce all copyright notices and disclaimers therein. Unless the parties agree otherwise, this obligation of confidentiality will expire five (5) years from the date of disclosure to Contributor, provided that Confidential Material shall not include any information that is (a) rightfully in the public domain other than by a breach of a duty to the disclosing party; (b) rightfully received from a third party without any obligation of confidentiality; (c) rightfully known to the receiving party without any limitation on use or disclosure prior to its receipt from the disclosing party; (d) independently developed by employees of the receiving party; or (e) generally made available to third parties by the disclosing party without restriction on disclosure.

Draft Specification. Until the Promoters adopt the Final Specification each Bluetooth Specification(s) and make it generally publicly available, Contributor Early Adopter will maintain all versions and revisions of the Draft Bluetooth Specifications and any other information designated as confidential (“"Confidential Material”") in confidence with at least the same degree of care that it uses to protect its is own confidential and proprietary information, but no less than a reasonable degree of care under the circumstances and will not use, disclose or copy the Confidential Material except as necessary for its employees or contractors with a need to know to evaluate and comment thereon. Contributor Early Adopter shall ▇▇▇▇ any copies it makes “"confidential,” “" "proprietary” " or with a similar legend and shall reproduce all copyright notices and disclaimers therein. Unless the parties agree otherwise, this obligation of confidentiality will expire five two (52) years from the date of disclosure to ContributorEarly Adopter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided that Confidential Material shall not include any information that is (a) rightfully in the public domain other than by a breach of a duty to the disclosing party; (b) rightfully received from a third party without any obligation of confidentiality; (c) rightfully known to the receiving party without any limitation on use or disclosure prior to its receipt from the disclosing party; (d) independently developed by employees of the receiving party; or (e) generally made available to third parties by the disclosing party without restriction on disclosure.