Products tagged with 'trade secret protection'

Place intellectual property in trust under the terms of this Trade Secret Deposit and Protection Agreement under US laws.

• Parties. The Agreement is between the owner of the trade secrets and a trustee who will hold the trade secrets in trust.
• Purpose of Trust. The owner deposits certain confidential business documentation with the trustee in order to maintain the audit trail documenting the ownership and creation dates of the trade secrets.
• Ownership. The ownership of all materials deposited with the trustee remains with the owner.
• Confidentiality. The trustee will keep the information confidential and will not disclose any of such information to third parties.
• Liability of Trustee. The trustee will not be liable for any damages. The owner indemnifies the trustee against liability or costs associated with its good faith actions under the agreement.
• Legal Costs. If the trustee is called upon to take part in any legal proceedings, the owner will pay all costs incurred by the trustee, and pay the trustee a per diem or per hour rate.
• Governing Law. This legal document template is governed by the laws of the United States.
• How to Obtain the Form. You can download the MS Word form immediately following purchase. The template is reusable and can be modified to meet your unique business needs.

Get this Secrecy Agreement signed before you submit an invention or innovation for evaluation.

• The purpose of the Secrecy Agreement is to protect the owner of proprietary information (such as an invention, innovation, new method or process) when they are submitting the information for evaluation to determine its usefulness and marketability.
• Often this evaluation is done by a party interested in investing and/or marketing the innovation.
• The interested party will have no rights to the information or any ideas or improvements arising from the information, all of which remains the sole property of the owner.
• The interested party will not disclose or use any of the information except with the consent of the owner or as required by law.
• If the interested party breaches the agreement, it will pay damages and costs to the owner.

Ideas are valuable - that's why they get stolen. Don't let that happen to you. Buy and download the Secrecy Agreement template and protect your legal rights.

Does your business require you to sometimes disclose proprietary information to a customer? Have them sign this Confidentiality Agreement before providing the information.

• Under the Agreement, the customer agrees not to disclose any of your company's confidential information, and to use all reasonable means to protect and safeguard such information.
• The customer also agrees not to interfere with the company's business or solicit employees or other customers of the company.
• This is a generic legal template which does not contain any references to specific laws and can be used in many jurisdictions.
• Never disclose trade secrets or other proprietary data to anyone, not even a long-time customer, without getting a signed Confidentiality Agreement first.
• Buy and download the form, then use it as often as you need to.
• Available in MS Word format, fully editable and customizable.

If your business activities require you to disclose proprietary information to a supplier, protect that data with this downloadable Confidentiality Agreement form.

• Under the provisions of the Agreement, the supplier agrees not to disclose any of your confidential information to any third party.
• The supplier agrees to use all reasonable means to protect and safeguard such information.
• The supplier also agrees not to interfere with the company's business or solicit employees, customers or other suppliers of the company.
• Your trade secrets and confidential business data are key assets that must be protected.
• Available in MS Word format, fully customizable and editable.

Protect your company's trade secrets and sensitive product data by having all of your distributors sign this Confidentiality Agreement form.

• The distributor agrees not to disclose any confidential information provided by the supplier.
• The distributor agrees not to remove or interfere with any proprietary rights notices attached to the products.
• The distributor agrees not to develop, manufacture or reverse engineer the products.
• This form is available in MS Word format and is fully editable and reusable.

Hire a new employee under the terms of this Employment Agreement template for USA employers, which includes conditions to protect your trade secrets.

• Non-Competition. The employee agrees not to work for or hold an interest in any similar or competing business during the term of employment, except for ownership of publicly traded securities.
• Confidentiality. The employee will not disclose any trade secrets or confidential information belonging to the employer. This provision will survive the termination of the employment.
• Termination Due to Long-Term Disability. The employer has the option to terminate the employment if the employee becomes permanently disabled so that he/she can no longer perform his duties.
• Dispute Resolution. Disputes will be submitted to binding arbitration.
• This is a fully customizable MS Word template that you can re-use as often as required.
• Intended to be used only in the United States.