Information in the Public Domain Clause Samples

The 'Information in the Public Domain' clause defines that information already publicly available is not subject to confidentiality obligations under the agreement. This means that if information is accessible to the general public through legitimate means, such as published articles, government records, or widely known facts, it does not need to be protected as confidential by the parties. The core function of this clause is to clarify the boundaries of confidentiality, ensuring that parties are not held responsible for safeguarding information that is already accessible to the public, thereby reducing unnecessary restrictions and potential disputes.
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Information in the Public Domain. The restriction contained in clause 11.1 shall not extend to any confidential or secret information which may come into the public domain otherwise than through the default of any of the Sellers.
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Information in the Public Domain. This provision shall not apply to any information that was or is hereafter in the public domain (except as a result of a Breach of this provision).
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Information in the Public Domain. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this clause 2.2, or any other provision of this Agreement (including clause 7), shall limit the right of GSK to use or permit any Third Party to use any technical, scientific and other information, inventions, discoveries, trade secrets, knowledge, technology, means, methods, processes, practices, formulae, instructions, skills, techniques, procedures, expressed ideas, technical assistance, designs, drawings, assembly procedures, computer programs, apparatuses, specifications, Development Data, results, non-clinical, clinical, safety, process and Manufacturing and quality control data and information (including trial designs and protocols), or registration dossiers, in each case, which, from time to time: (i) are in the public domain by use and/or publication, or enter the public domain, through no fault of GSK or its Affiliates, on and from the date they are in the public domain; (ii) are lawfully disclosed to GSK or its Affiliates by a Third Party; or (iii) were developed by GSK independently without use of or access to the Disclosed Know-How.
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Information in the Public Domain. Any information that is lawfully in the public domain at the time it is provided by or to the Company or which subsequently enters into the public domain (other than by reason of the breach of this Agreement or any other obligation of confidence between the Company and the Members or otherwise unlawfully) shall be treated as Open Information.
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Information in the Public Domain. 5.1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient has no liability to the Discloser in respect of any Confidential Information which the Recipient can prove was in the public domain at the date of this Agreement or which comes into the public domain without any fault or in any way through any act or omission on the part of the Recipient. 5.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient has no liability to the Discloser in respect of any Confidential Information which the Recipient can prove was known to the Recipient at the time of the disclosure provided there is adequate written documentation to confirm such prior knowledge and that it was not directly or indirectly acquired from the Discloser. 5.3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Recipient has no liability to the Discloser in respect of any Confidential Information which the Recipient can prove was received by the Recipient from any third party, provided such information was not improperly or unlawfully obtained, directly or indirectly, from a party under an obligation of confidentiality to the Discloser.
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Information in the Public Domain. The restriction contained in sub-clause 8.1.7 (Covenants) shall not extend to any confidential or secret information that may come into the public domain otherwise than through the default of the Seller or relevant Connected Persons.
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Information in the Public Domain. The restrictions regarding Confidential Information described in this Agreement do not apply to information that is (i) in the public domain at the time of its disclosure to the recipient or becomes part of the public domain without the fault of recipient; or (ii) is acquired by recipient from a third party bearing no obligation to confidentiality with respect to such information.
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Information in the Public Domain. Clauses 20.1 and 20.2 will not be applied to information or knowledge that becomes part of the public domain for any reason other than the disclosure of same by the Executive.
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  • Confidential Information (a) The Executive recognizes that the services to be performed by the Executive hereunder are special, unique, and extraordinary and that, by reason of such employment with the Company, the Executive may acquire Confidential Information concerning the operation of the Company, the use or disclosure of which would cause the Company substantial loss and damages which could not be readily calculated and for which no remedy at law would be adequate. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that the Executive will not (directly or indirectly) at any time, whether during or after the Executive’s employment hereunder, (i) knowingly use for an improper personal benefit any Confidential Information that the Executive may learn or has learned by reason of the Executive’s employment with the Company or (ii) disclose any such Confidential Information to any Person except (A) in the performance of the Executive’s obligations to the Company hereunder, (B) as required by applicable law, (C) in connection with the enforcement of the Executive’s rights under this Agreement, (D) in connection with any disagreement, dispute or litigation (pending or threatened) between the Executive and the Company or (E) with the prior written consent of the Board of Directors. As used herein, “Confidential Information” includes information with respect to the operation and performance of the Company, its investments, portfolio companies, products, services, facilities, product methods, research and development, trade secrets and other intellectual property, systems, patents and patent applications, procedures, manuals, confidential reports, product price lists, customer lists, financial information, business plans, prospects or opportunities (including, as applicable, all of the foregoing information regarding the Company’s past, current and prospective portfolio companies); provided, however, that such term, shall not include any information that (x) is or becomes generally known or available other than as a result of a disclosure by the Executive or (y) is or becomes known or available to the Executive on a nonconfidential basis from a source (other than the Company) that, to the Executive’s knowledge, is not prohibited from disclosing such information to the Executive by a legal, contractual, fiduciary or other obligation to the Company. (b) The Executive confirms that all Confidential Information is the exclusive property of the Company. All business records, papers and documents kept or made by the Executive while employed by the Company relating to the business of the Company shall be and remain the property of the Company at all times. Upon the request of the Company at any time, the Executive shall promptly deliver to the Company, and shall retain no copies of, any written materials, records and documents made by the Executive or coming into the Executive’s possession while employed by the Company concerning the business or affairs of the Company other than personal materials, records and documents (including notes and correspondence) of the Executive not containing proprietary information relating to such business or affairs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall be permitted to retain copies of, or have access to, all such materials, records and documents relating to any disagreement, dispute or litigation (pending or threatened) between the Executive and the Company.

  • Confidential Information of Others Executive certifies that Executive has not, and will not, disclose or use during Executive’s time as an employee of the Company, any confidential information which Executive acquired as a result of any previous employment or under a contractual obligation of confidentiality or secrecy before Executive became an employee of the Company.

  • Disposition of Confidential Information Upon request of City or termination or expiration of this Agreement, and pursuant to any document retention period required by this Agreement, Contractor shall promptly, but in no event later than thirty (30) calendar days, return all data given to or collected by Contractor on City’s behalf, which includes all original media. Once Contractor has received written confirmation from City that City’s Data has been successfully transferred to City, Contractor shall within ten (10) business days clear or purge all City Data from its servers, any hosted environment Contractor has used in performance of this Agreement, including its subcontractors environment(s), work stations that were used to process the data or for production of the data, and any other work files stored by Contractor in whatever medium. Contractor shall provide City with written certification that such purge occurred within five (5) business days of the purge. Secure disposal shall be accomplished by “clearing,” “purging” or “physical destruction,” in accordance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-88 or most current industry standard.

  • E4 Confidential Information Except to the extent set out in this clause or where disclosure is expressly permitted elsewhere in this Contract, each Party shall:

  • Confidential Information Intellectual Property You acknowledge and agree that, as a result of your employment, you will have access to trade secrets and other confidential or proprietary information of the Company and its customers and vendors (“Confidential Information”). Such information includes, but is not limited to: (i) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (ii) accounting and business methods, (iii) services or products and the marketing of such services and products, (iv) fees, costs and pricing structures, (v) designs, (vi) analysis, (vii) drawings, photographs and reports, (viii) computer software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (ix) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (x) databases, (xi) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xii) copyrightable works, (xiii) all technology and trade secrets, and (xiv) all similar and related information in whatever form. You agree that you shall not disclose or use at any time, either during your employment with the Company or thereafter, any Confidential Information, except to the extent that such disclosure or use is directly related to the Company’s business, or unless required to by law, or unless and to the extent that the Confidential Information in question has become generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a result of your acts or omissions to act. In addition, you further agree that any invention, design or innovation that you conceive or devise from your use of Company time, equipment, facilities or support services belong exclusively to the Company, and that it may not be used for your personal benefit, the benefit of a competitor, or for the benefit of any person or entity other than the Company.