Common use of Competitive or Similar Materials Clause in Contracts

Competitive or Similar Materials. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall either party be precluded from discussing, reviewing, developing for itself, having developed, or developing for third parties, materials, products or services that are competitive with the materials, products or services contemplated by or embodied in any Confidential Information, irrespective of their similarity to the Confidential Information, so long as such party complies with the terms of this Agreement. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as preventing any representative of the receiving Party who had access to Confidential Information from using that information retained as part of their general skill, knowledge, talent and expertise. Access to the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information shall not preclude an individual representative of the receiving Party who has seen or otherwise had access to such Confidential Information from working on current or future projects that relate to similar subject matters.