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Mutual Confidential Information Exchange
Agreement
(Non-Disclosure)
This Mutual Confidential Information Exchange
Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the
"Agreement") is made and entered into by and
among InventorsIPO., a Texas
Business, located at 2033 W.
McDermott Rd 320-184 Allen, TX 75013 USA
(hereinafter referred to as "IPO")
and and its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates,
employees, officers, directors, principals,
associates and other representatives
(hereinafter referred to as "Confidant").
During the term of this Agreement, IPO
and the Confidant agree to
receive information and data (hereinafter
referred to as "Confidential Information") from
each other for the sole purpose of evaluating
the capabilities, technologies, products and
product specifications of each party. Such data
shall include, but not be limited to technical
information, including preliminary product
descriptions and specifications, source code,
financial information and forecasts, business
plans and trade secrets.
1. As between the parties hereto, the
provisions of this Agreement shall supersede the
provisions of any legend which may be affixed to
the Confidential Information by the disclosing
party and the provisions of such legend shall,
to the extent it is inconsistent herewith, be
without any force or effect.
2. Notwithstanding that this Agreement shall
have terminated or expired, each party agrees to
keep in confidence and prevent the unauthorized
use or disclosure to any unauthorized person or
persons of all Confidential Information which is
designated in writing, or by an appropriate
stamp or legend by the disclosing party to be of
a proprietary or confidential nature which is
received under this Agreement and to use such
data on for the above stated purposes.
Confidential Information shall include
information disclosed orally only if identified
as proprietary information at the time of first
oral disclosure and reduced to writing within
thirty (30) days thereof. Neither party shall be
liable for use or disclosure of any such
Confidential Information if the same:
A. Is in the public domain at the time of
disclosure;
B. Is known to the receiving party at the
time of disclosure;
C. Is used or disclosed with the prior
written approval of the other party;
D. Is used or disclosed after three (3) years
from the date of this Agreement;
E. Is independently developed by the
receiving party;
F. Becomes known to the receiving party from
a source other than the disclosing party without
a breach of this Agreement by the receiving
party.
3. Neither party shall be liable for
inadvertent, accidental or mistaken use or
disclosure of Confidential Information obtained
under this Agreement despite the exercise of the
same reasonable precautions as the receiving
party takes to safeguard its own proprietary
information.
4. Neither execution of this Agreement nor
disclosure of Confidential Information hereunder
by either party hereto shall be construed as
granting to the other, either expressly or
otherwise, any license under any invention or
patent now or hereafter owned or controlled by
such party, nor shall such Agreement or
disclosure constitute any representation,
warranty or assurance by the transmitting party
with respect to any infringement of patents or
other rights of third parties.
5. Term. The term of this Agreement, during
which Confidential Information may be furnished,
shall be from the date hereof to 18 months after
such date.
6. Each party shall perform its obligations
hereunder without charge to the other. Nothing
in this Agreement shall:
A. Grant either party the right to make any
commitment of any kind for or on behalf of the
other party without the prior written consent of
the other party; or
B. Create or be interpreted in any way as a
joint venture, partnership or formal business
organization of any kind.
7. Termination. Upon expiration or
termination of this Agreement, or upon breach of
any obligation of this Agreement by the
receiving party, or upon request of the
disclosing party, all recorded copies of the
Confidential Information and portions thereof
remaining in the receiving party's possession
shall be returned to the disclosing party or
destroyed, and such return or destruction
certified to the disclosing party.
8. This Agreement constitutes the entire
Agreement and understanding between the parties
as to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes
and replaces all prior and contemporaneous
agreements, written or oral, as to such subject
matter.
9. Binding on Heirs and Successors. This
Agreement shall be binding on and shall inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors,
administrators, successors, and assigns of the
parties hereto, Confidant and
IPO; but nothing contained in this
section shall be construed as a consent by
either party to any assignment of this
Agreement.
10. Waivers. No waiver, modification or
amendment of the terms of this Agreement shall
be of any force or effect unless made by an
instrument in writing and executed by all
parties hereto.
11. Partial Invalidity. Should any provision
of this Agreement be held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be either invalid,
void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions
of this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect unimpaired by the holding of the court.
12. Disputes. Any dispute relating to the
interpretation or performance of this Agreement
shall be resolved at the request of either party
through binding arbitration in accordance with
the rules of either the American Arbitration
Association or the Texas Arbitration
Association. Judgment of any award determined by
the arbitrators may be entered in the
appropriate court having jurisdiction.
13. Attorneys' Fees. Should any litigation or
arbitration be commenced between the parties to
this Agreement concerning the work product
developed and its acceptance, or the rights and
duties of either party in relation thereto, the
prevailing party in such litigation or
arbitration shall be entitled, in addition to
such other relief as may be granted, to a
reasonable sum for its attorneys' fees.
Acceptance By:
Digital Signature
Inventors IPO
Signature: /Dan Stalfire
Name: Dan Stalfire
Title: Vice President
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