Common use of Exception for Disclosure of Trade Secrets in Certain Circumstances Clause in Contracts

Exception for Disclosure of Trade Secrets in Certain Circumstances. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a Trade Secret that (i) is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, if Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of law, Executive may disclose the Trade Secret to his or her attorney and use the Trade Secret information in the court proceeding, as long as Executive files any document containing the Trade Secret under seal and does not disclose the Trade Secret, except pursuant to court order.

Exception for Disclosure of Trade Secrets in Certain Circumstances. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a Trade Secret that (i) is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, if the Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Executive may disclose the Trade Secret to his or her attorney and use the Trade Secret information in the court proceeding, as long as the Executive files any document containing the Trade Secret under seal and does not disclose the Trade Secret, except pursuant to court order.

Exception for Disclosure of Trade Secrets in Certain Circumstances. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a Trade Secret that (i) is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, if Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of law, Executive may disclose the Trade Secret to his or her attorney and use the Trade Secret information in the court proceeding, as long as Executive files any document containing the Trade Secret under seal and does not disclose the Trade Secret, except pursuant to court order.

Exception for Disclosure of Trade Secrets in Certain Circumstances. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a Trade Secret that (iA) is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law law, or (iiB) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. In addition, if Executive files a lawsuit for retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of law, Executive may disclose the Trade Secret to his Executive’s or her attorney and use the Trade Secret information in the court proceeding, as long as Executive files any document containing the Trade Secret under seal and does not disclose the Trade Secret, except pursuant to court order.