Covenants Against Unfair Competition Sample Clauses

Covenants Against Unfair Competition. 8.5.1. Seller recognizes that it has been instrumental in the success of the Business and in establishing and maintaining its respective customer and supplier relationships for the Business as well as having had access to, acquiring and assisting in developing Confidential Information of and relating to the Business, all of which are critical to the Business. Seller further acknowledges and agrees that such information is and will continue to be of significant value to Buyer and that any use other than by Buyer after the Closing could cause substantial loss to Buyer and thereby to the investment Buyer is making in the Purchased Assets and the Business.
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Covenants Against Unfair Competition. The Executive acknowledges, that, as of the date hereof: (i) the principal business of Company and its affiliates is the provision of diagnostic imaging, treatment and related management services through a network of mobile magnetic resonance imaging ("MRI") and positron emission tomography ("PET") facilities, fixed-site MRI and PET facilities and multi-modality centers, at times, together with other healthcare providers, utilizing the related equipment and computer programs and "software" and various corporate investment structures (the "Company Business"); (ii) the Company Business is national and international in scope; and (iii) the Executive's duties hereunder will bring her into close contact with much confidential information not readily available to the public, including without limitation, corporate, business and financial plans, marketing strategy, the result of the Company's efforts in the areas of product research, development and improvement, plans for future development and other matters. The Executive agrees that her obligations under this Section 5.01 shall be absolute and unconditional. In order, therefore, to induce the Company to enter into this Agreement, the Executive covenants as follows:
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Covenants Against Unfair Competition. Executive recognizes and agrees that in order to assure that Executive devotes all of Executive’s professional time and energy to the operations of the Company while employed by the Company, and that during and after such employment in order to adequately protect the Company’s investment in its Protected Information and to protect the Protected Information and all other confidential information from disclosures to competitors and to protect the Company from unfair competition, separate covenants not to compete, not to solicit, not to recruit the Company’s employees, and not to disclose Protected Information for the duration and scope set forth below, are necessary and desirable. Executive understands and agrees that the restrictions imposed in these covenants represent a fair balance of the Company’s rights to protect its business and Executive’s right to pursue employment.
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Covenants Against Unfair Competition. 4.1 Executive agrees that during the Employment Term and for a period of one (1) year following the termination of his employment for any reason (the “Restricted Period”) he will not, for his own account or jointly with another, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of any individual, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity, as principal, agent or otherwise:
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Covenants Against Unfair Competition. 7.8.1. Each of Seller and SLG recognize that it has been instrumental in the success of the Business and in establishing and maintaining its respective customer and supplier relationships for the Business as well as having had access to, acquiring and assisting in developing Confidential Information of and relating to the Business, all of which are critical to the Business. Each of Seller and SLG further acknowledges and agrees that such information is and will continue to be of significant value to Buyer and that any use other than by Bxxxx after the Closing could cause substantial loss to Buyer and thereby to the investment Buyer is making in the Purchased Assets and the Business.
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  • Covenants Against Competition The covenant against competition herein described shall apply until the termination of the Executive’s employment as provided herein and until the earlier of (i) six months after such termination or (ii) a Change in Corporate Control (the “Restriction Period”). During the Restriction Period the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, control or participate in the ownership, management, or control of, or be employed or engaged by or otherwise affiliated or associated with, in an executive, senior management, strategic or professional capacity, whether as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, corporate officer, director or in any other individual or representative capacity, that is similar to an engagement in an executive, senior management, strategic or professional capacity although otherwise named in any business or venture engaged in the Business; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Executive may own or participate in the ownership of any entity which the Executive owned or managed or participated in the ownership or management of prior to the Effective Date, which ownership, management or participation has been disclosed to the Board; (ii) the Executive may invest in securities of any entity, solely for investment purposes and without participating in the business thereof, if (A) such securities are traded on any national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or equivalent non-U.S. securities exchange, (B) the Executive is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such entity and (C) the Executive does not, directly or indirectly, own two percent (2%) or more of any class of securities of such entity; (iii) the Executive may own or participate in the ownership of the Second City private equity funds including Second City Capital Partners II, Limited Partnership, Second City Real Estate II, Limited Partnership, SC Principals Limited Partnership as well as their respective general partners, related companies and future Second City fund vehicle, which ownership, management or participation has been disclosed to the Board; and (iv) the Executive may, directly or indirectly, invest in commercial real estate or other assets so long as they are not Suitable Properties (as defined in Section 15(a)), and the Executive may own or participate in the ownership of Suitable Properties if such opportunity has been first provided to the Company and the Company has declined to acquire it in writing, providing that such ownership, management or participation has been disclosed to the Board. Further, the covenant against competition described herein shall not apply to the Executive with respect to any business or venture that competes with a New Business to the extent that the Executive’s actions or participation occurred before the Company became engaged in the New Business.

  • Covenant Against Competition During the period of Participant’s employment and for two (2) years after his or her Last Day of Employment, Participant acknowledges and agrees he or she will not, directly or indirectly, establish or engage in any business or organization, or own or control any interest in, be employed by, or act as an officer, director, consultant, advisor, or lender to, any of the following located in those geographic markets where Participant has had direct and substantial involvement in Company’s operations in such geographic markets: (a) any entity that engages in any business competitive with the business activities of Company including, without limitation, its assisted and digital (including software) tax services businesses (“Prohibited Companies”); (b) any financial institution or business where any of Participant’s duties or activities would relate to or assist in providing services or products to one or more of the Prohibited Companies for use in connection with products, services or assistance being provided to customers; or (c) any financial institution or business whose primary purpose is to provide services or products to one or more of the Prohibited Companies for use in connection with products, services or assistance being provided to customers. Without limiting clause (c), any financial institution or business whose profits or revenues from the provision of services or products to the Prohibited Companies exceeds 25% of total profits or revenues, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be covered by clause (c). For Participants whose primary place of employment as of the Last Day of Employment is in Puerto Rico or Arizona, the restrictions in this Section 2.2 shall be limited to one (1) year following Participant’s Last Day of Employment. The restrictions in this Section 2.2 shall not apply if Participant’s primary place of employment as of the Last Day of Employment is in California or North Dakota; provided, however, to the extent permitted under such states’ laws, Company nevertheless retains all rights and remedies set forth in Sections 2.8 and 2.9 in lieu of enforcing the restrictive covenant set forth in this Section 2.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Participant has a standalone employment agreement with Company and such employment agreement includes covenants against competition or non-solicitation of customers, the scope, but not the duration, of such covenants shall apply solely for purposes of Sections 2.2 and 2.4, but shall have no other effect on this Award Agreement. All other covenants contained in this Section 2 shall apply to Participant notwithstanding any covenants or other terms contained in any other agreement.

  • Covenants Against Competition and Solicitation Executive acknowledges that the services he is to render to the Company and its affiliates are of a special and unusual character, with a unique value to the Company and its affiliates, the loss of which cannot adequately be compensated by damages or an action at law. In view of the unique value to the Company and its affiliates of the services of Executive for which the Company has contracted hereunder, because of the confidential information to be obtained by, or disclosed to, Executive as set forth in Section 8 above, and as a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement and to pay to Executive the compensation stated in Section 5 hereof, as well as any additional benefits stated herein, and other good and valuable consideration, Executive covenants and agrees that throughout the period Executive remains employed or compensated hereunder and for one year thereafter, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, anywhere in the United States of America (i) render any services, as an agent, independent contractor, consultant or otherwise, or become employed or compensated by any other corporation, person or entity that derives a non-incidental portion of its revenue from the business of selling or providing annuity, life, accident or health insurance products or services; (ii) in any manner compete with the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to lines of business that the Company and its affiliates derive more than a non-incidental portion of their revenue from or with respect to which the Company and its affiliates have made a significant investment in; (iii) solicit or attempt to convert to other insurance carriers or other corporations, persons or other entities providing these same or similar products or services provided by the Company and its affiliates, any customers or policyholders of the Company or any of its affiliates or (iv) solicit for employment or employ any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates. Should any particular covenant or provision of this Section 9 be held unreasonable or contrary to public policy for any reason, including, without limitation, the time period, geographical area, or scope of activity covered by any restrictive covenant or provision, the Company and Executive acknowledge and agree that such covenant or provision shall automatically be deemed modified such that the contested covenant or provision shall have the closest effect permitted by applicable law to the original form and shall be given effect and enforced as so modified to whatever extent would be reasonable and enforceable under applicable law.

  • Unfair Competition I acknowledge that the Company has a compelling business interest in preventing unfair competition stemming from the intentional or inadvertent use or disclosure of the Company’s Trade Secret and Proprietary Information and Company Property.

  • Confidentiality and Non-Competition To the Company’s knowledge, no director, officer, key employee or consultant of the Company is subject to any confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-competition agreement or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or prior employer that could reasonably be expected to materially affect his ability to be and act in his respective capacity of the Company or be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

  • Confidentiality and Noncompetition The Executive shall enter into the Confidentiality Agreement and Non-Compete Agreement. The Executive’s execution of those agreements is a material inducement for the Company to enter into this Agreement. Therefore, this Agreement will be null and void unless the Executive enters into the Confidentiality Agreement and the Non-Compete Agreement.

  • Confidentiality and Non-Competitions To the Company’s knowledge, no director, officer, key employee or consultant of the Company is subject to any confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-competition agreement or non-solicitation agreement with any employer or prior employer that could reasonably be expected to materially affect his ability to be and act in his respective capacity of the Company or be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change.

  • Protections Against Violations of Agreement No purported sale, assignment, mortgage, hypothecation, transfer, pledge, encumbrance, gift, transfer in trust (voting or other) or other disposition of, or creation of a security interest in or lien on, any of the Restricted Stock Units by any holder thereof in violation of the provisions of this Agreement or the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Company, will be valid, and the Company will not transfer any shares resulting from the settlement of Restricted Stock Units on its books nor will any of such shares be entitled to vote, nor will any dividends be paid thereon, unless and until there has been full compliance with such provisions to the satisfaction of the Company. The foregoing restrictions are in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies, legal or equitable, available to enforce such provisions.

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