Common use of Sole Exception Clause in Contracts

Sole Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a dispute relating to -------------- the alleged use or disclosure of information which is prohibited by the Proprietary Agreement, and/or the criticism, denigration or disparagement of Amgen, any other Amgen Releasee, as defined in Subparagraph 1.1 of the General Release, or any of Amgen's products, processes, experiments, policies, practices, standards of business conduct, or areas or techniques of research may be resolved through a means other than arbitration, at Amgen's sole option.

Sole Exception. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a dispute relating -------------- to -------------- the alleged use or disclosure of information which is prohibited by the Proprietary Agreement, and/or the criticism, denigration or disparagement of Amgen, any other Amgen Releasee, as defined in Subparagraph 1.1 of the General Release, or any of Amgen's products, processes, experiments, policies, practices, standards of business conduct, or areas or techniques of research may be resolved through a means other than arbitration, at Amgen's sole option.