Common use of DTSA Notice Clause in Contracts

DTSA Notice. If Consultant is an individual, then this Agreement does not affect any immunity under 18 USC Sections 1833(b)(1) or 1833(b)(2), which read as follows (note that for purposes of this statute only, individuals performing work as contractors or consultants are considered to be employees): (1) An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (A) is made (i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. (2) An individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual (A) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (B) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Consulting Agreement (Theseus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), Consulting Agreement (Theseus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), Consulting Agreement (Theseus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)

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