Common use of Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disparagement Clause in Contracts

Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disparagement. (a) The Employee understands and recognizes that his services to the Company are special and unique and that in the course of performing such services the Employee will have access to and knowledge of Confidential and Proprietary Information (as defined in Section 5) and the Employee agrees that, during the Term and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter, he shall not in any manner, directly or indirectly, on behalf of himself or any person, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation or other business entity (“Person”), enter into or engage in any business which is engaged in any business directly or indirectly competitive with the business of the Company, either as an individual for his own account, or as a partner, joint venturer, owner, executive, employee, independent contractor, principal, agent, consultant, salesperson, officer, director or shareholder of a Person in a business competitive with the Company within the geographic area of the Company’s business, which is deemed by the parties hereto to be worldwide. The Employee acknowledges that, due to the unique nature of the Company’s business, the loss of any of its clients or business flow or the improper use of its Confidential and Proprietary Information could create significant instability and cause substantial damage to the Company and its affiliates and therefore the Company has a strong legitimate business interest in protecting the continuity of its business interests and the restriction herein agreed to by the Employee narrowly and fairly serves such an important and critical business interest of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to be actively engaged on the date hereof in the development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of obesity and dermatologic conditions and novel application drug delivery systems for presently marketed prescription and over-the-counter drugs and providing consulting services in connection therewith, and in the future in any other business in which it actually devotes substantive resources to study, develop or pursue. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 6(a) shall be deemed to prohibit the Employee from (i) acquiring or holding, solely for investment, publicly traded securities of any corporation, some or all of the activities of which are competitive with the business of the Company so long as such securities do not, in the aggregate, constitute more than three percent (3%) of any class or series of outstanding securities of such corporation. (b) During the Term and for a period of 18 months thereafter, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company: (i) solicit or induce any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates to leave the employ of the Company or any such affiliate; or hire for any purpose any employee of the Company or any affiliate or any employee who has left the employment of the Company or any affiliate within one year of the termination of such employee’s employment with the Company or any such affiliate or at any time in violation of such employee’s non-competition agreement with the Company or any such affiliate; or (ii) solicit or accept employment or be retained by any Person who, at any time during the term of this Agreement, was an agent, client or customer of the Company or any of its affiliates where his position will be related to the business of the Company or any such affiliate; or (iii) solicit or accept the business of any agent, client or customer of the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to products, services or investments similar to those provided or supplied by the Company or any of its affiliates. (c) The Company and the Employee each agree that both during the Term and at all times thereafter, neither party shall directly or indirectly disparage, whether or not true, the name or reputation of the other party or any of its affiliates, including but not limited to, any officer, director, employee or shareholder of the Company or any of its affiliates. (d) In the event that the Employee breaches any provisions of Section 5 or this Section 6 or there is a threatened breach, then, in addition to any other rights which the Company may have, the Company shall (i) be entitled, without the posting of a bond or other security, to injunctive relief to enforce the restrictions contained in such Sections and (ii) have the right to require the Employee to account for and pay over to the Company all compensation, profits, monies, accruals, increments and other benefits (collectively “Benefits”) derived or received by the Employee as a result of any transaction constituting a breach of any of the provisions of Sections 5 or 6 and the Employee hereby agrees to account for and pay over such Benefits to the Company. The Employee agrees that in an action pursuant to clause 6(d)(i), that if the Company makes a prima facie showing that the Employee has violated or apparently intends to violate any of the provisions of this Section 6, the Company need not prove either damage or irreparable injury in order to obtain injunctive relief. (e) Each of the rights and remedies enumerated in Section 6(d) shall be independent of the others and shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other rights and remedies available to the Company at law or in equity. If any of the covenants contained in this Section 6, or any part of any of them, is hereafter construed or adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the remainder of the covenant or covenants or rights or remedies which shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid portions. If any of the covenants contained in this Section 6 is held to be invalid or unenforceable because of the duration of such provision or the area covered thereby, the parties agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and/or area of such provision and in its reduced form such provision shall then be enforceable. No such holding of invalidity or unenforceability in one jurisdiction shall bar or in any way affect the Company’s right to the relief provided in this Section 6 or otherwise in the courts of any other state or jurisdiction within the geographical scope of such covenants as to breaches of such covenants in such other respective states or jurisdictions, such covenants being, for this purpose, severable into diverse and independent covenants. (f) In the event that an actual proceeding is brought in equity to enforce the provisions of Section 5 or this Section 6, the Employee shall not urge as a defense that there is an adequate remedy at law nor shall the Company be prevented from seeking any other remedies which may be available. The Employee agrees that he shall not raise in any proceeding brought to enforce the provisions of Section 5 or this Section 6 that the covenants contained in such Sections limit his ability to earn a living. (g) The provisions of this Section 6 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Manhattan Pharmaceuticals Inc)

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Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disparagement. (a) The Employee Executive understands and recognizes that his services to the Company are special and unique and that in the course of performing such services the Employee Executive will have access to and knowledge of Confidential and Proprietary Information (as defined in Section 5) and 6). As a result of such access, the Employee Executive agrees that, that during the Term and for a period of twelve eighteen (1218) months thereafter, thereafter he shall not in any manner, directly or indirectly, on behalf of himself or any person, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation or other business entity (“Person”), enter into or engage in any business which that is engaged in any business directly or indirectly competitive with the business Business of the Company, either as an individual for his own account, or as a partner, joint venturer, owner, executive, employee, independent contractor, principal, agent, consultant, salesperson, officerofficer- director, director or shareholder stockholder of a Person in a business competitive with the Company within the geographic area of the Company’s businessBusiness (each, a “Restricted Activity”), which is deemed by the parties hereto to be worldwidein the United States. The Employee Executive acknowledges that, due to the unique nature of the Company’s business, the loss of any of its clients or business flow or the improper use of its Confidential and Proprietary Information could create significant instability and cause substantial damage to the Company and its affiliates and therefore the Company has a strong legitimate business interest in protecting the continuity of its business interests and the restriction herein agreed to by the Employee Executive narrowly and fairly serves such an important and critical business interest of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Business” of the Company and its affiliates shall be deemed to be actively engaged on mean the date hereof in following: the discovery and development and commercialization of novel immuno-oncology drugs for the specific disease treatment of obesity and dermatologic conditions and novel application drug delivery systems for presently marketed prescription and over-the-counter drugs and providing consulting services in connection therewith, and in the future in any other business segment(s) in which it actually devotes substantive resources to study, develop or pursuethe Company actively engages in business during the Term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 6(a7(a) shall be deemed to prohibit the Employee Executive from (i) acquiring or holding, solely for investment, publicly traded securities of any corporation, some or all of the activities of which are competitive with the business of the Company so long as such securities do not, in the aggregate, constitute more than three five percent (35%) of any class or series of outstanding securities of such corporation, or (ii) engaging in a Restricted Activity for or with respect to any subsidiary, division or affiliate or unit (each, a “Unit”) of a Person if that Unit is not engaged in business which is directly competitive with the Business of the Company, irrespective of whether some other Unit of such Person engages in such competition (as long as the Executive does not engage in a Restricted Activity for such other Unit). (b) During the Term and for a period of 18 twelve (12) months thereafter, the Employee Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company: (i) solicit or induce any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates to leave the employ of the Company or any such affiliate; or hire for any purpose any employee of the Company or any affiliate affiliate, or any employee who has left the employment of the Company or any affiliate affiliate, within one year six months of the termination of such employee’s employment with the Company or any such affiliate or at any time if to hire such person would be in violation of such employee’s non-competition agreement with the Company or any such affiliate; or; (ii) solicit or accept employment or be retained by any Person who, at any time during the term of this Agreement, was an agent, client or customer of the Company or any of its affiliates where his Executive’s position will be related to competitive with the business of the Company or any such affiliate; or (iii) solicit or accept the business of any agent, client or customer of the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to products, services or investments similar to competitive with those provided or supplied by the Company or any of its affiliatesCompany. (c) The Executive agrees and covenants that the Executive shall not make, publish, or communicate to any person or entity or in any public forum any defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments, or statements concerning the Company. The Company shall direct its directors and executive officers not to make, publish, or communicate to any person or entity or in any public forum any defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments, or statements concerning the Employee each agree Executive. This Section 7 does not, in any way, restrict or impede Executive from exercising protected rights to the extent that both during the Term and at all times thereafter, neither party shall directly or indirectly disparage, whether or such rights cannot true, the name or reputation of the other party or any of its affiliatesbe waived by agreement, including but not limited toto Executive’s right to make a complaint or charge with or respond to any inquiry from any government agency, or from complying with any officer, director, employee applicable law or shareholder regulation or a valid order of the Company a court of competent jurisdiction or any of its affiliatesan authorized government agency. (d) In the event that the Employee Executive breaches any provisions of Section 5 6 or this Section 6 or there is a threatened breach7, then, in addition to any other rights which the Company may have, the Company shall (i) be entitled, without the posting of a bond or other security, to seek injunctive relief to enforce the restrictions contained in such Sections and (ii) have the right to require the Employee Executive to account for and pay over to the Company all compensation, profits, monies, accruals, increments and other benefits (collectively “Benefits”) derived or received by the Employee Executive as a result of any transaction constituting a breach of any of the provisions of Sections 5 6 or 6 and the Employee hereby agrees to account for and pay over such Benefits to the Company. The Employee agrees that in an action pursuant to clause 6(d)(i), that if the Company makes a prima facie showing that the Employee has violated or apparently intends to violate any of the provisions of this Section 6, the Company need not prove either damage or irreparable injury in order to obtain injunctive relief7. (e) Each of the rights and remedies enumerated in Section 6(d7(d) shall be independent of the others and shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other rights and remedies available to the Company at law or in equity. The Employee hereby acknowledges and agrees that the covenant against competition provided for pursuant to Section 7(a) is reasonable with respect to it duration, geographic area and scope. If, at the time of enforcement of this Section 7, a court holds that the restrictions stated herein are unreasonable under the circumstances then existing, the Parties hereto agree that the maximum duration, scope or geographic area legally permissible under such circumstances will be substituted for the duration, scope or area state herein. If any of the covenants contained in this Section 67, or any part of any of them, is hereafter construed or adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the remainder of the covenant or covenants or rights or remedies which shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid portions. If any of the covenants contained in this Section 6 is held to be invalid or unenforceable because of the duration of such provision or the area covered thereby, the parties agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and/or area of such provision and in its reduced form such provision shall then be enforceable. No such holding of invalidity or unenforceability in one jurisdiction shall bar or in any way affect the Company’s right to the relief provided in this Section 6 7 or otherwise in the courts of any other state or jurisdiction within the geographical scope of such covenants as to breaches of such covenants in such other respective states or jurisdictions, such covenants being, for this purpose, severable into diverse and independent covenants. (f) In the event that an actual proceeding is brought in equity to enforce the provisions of Section 5 or this Section 6, the Employee shall not urge as a defense that there is an adequate remedy at law nor shall the Company be prevented from seeking any other remedies which may be available. The Employee agrees that he shall not raise in any proceeding brought to enforce the provisions of Section 5 or this Section 6 that the covenants contained in such Sections limit his ability to earn a living. (g) The provisions of this Section 6 7 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, unless the Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated as a result of the Company’s election not to extend the Term pursuant to Section 2; provided, however, that Section 7 shall survive this Agreement if the Company offers to extend the Term pursuant to Section 2 on terms at least as favorable as those contained herein and the Executive elects to reject such offer.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp.)

Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disparagement. (a) The Employee Executive understands and recognizes that his services to the Company are special and unique and that in the course of performing such services the Employee Executive will have access to and knowledge of Confidential and Proprietary Information (as defined in Section 5) and the Employee Executive agrees that, during the Term and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter, he shall not in any manner, directly or indirectly, on behalf of himself or any person, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation or other business entity (“Person”), enter into or engage in be employed by any business which that is engaged in any business directly or indirectly competitive with the business of the Company, either as an individual for his own account, or as a partner, joint venturer, owner, executive, employee, independent contractor, principal, agent, consultant, salesperson, officer, director or shareholder of a Person in a business competitive with the Company within the geographic area of the Company’s business, which is deemed by the parties hereto to be worldwide. The Employee Executive acknowledges that, due to the unique nature of the Company’s business, the loss of any of its clients or business flow or the improper use of its Confidential and Proprietary Information could create significant instability and cause substantial damage to the Company and its affiliates and therefore the Company has a strong legitimate business interest in protecting the continuity of its business interests and the restriction herein agreed to by the Employee Executive narrowly and fairly serves such an important and critical business interest of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to be actively engaged on the date hereof in the development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of obesity and dermatologic conditions and novel application oral drug delivery systems for presently marketed prescription and over-the-counter drugs where such drug is a small molecule, non-biologic, and providing consulting services in connection therewith, and in the future in any other business in which it actually devotes substantive resources to study, develop or pursue. For the sake of clarity, the Executive will not be in breach of this paragraph 6(a) if, during the twelve (12) months following the termination of his employment with the Company, he becomes employed by or consults to a Person whose primary business is outside the area of novel application oral drug delivery systems for use with small molecule, non-biologic pharmaceuticals – provided that the Executive’s work for said Person during the twelve (12) months following the termination of his employment does not relate to novel application oral drug delivery systems for use with small molecule, non-biologic pharmaceuticals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 6(a) shall be deemed to prohibit the Employee Executive from (i) acquiring or holding, solely for investment, publicly traded securities of any corporation, some or all of the activities of which are competitive with the business of the Company so long as such securities do not, in the aggregate, constitute more than three percent (3%) 4.9% of any class or series of outstanding securities of such corporation. (b) During the Term and for a period of 18 twelve (12) months thereafter, the Employee Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company: (i) solicit or induce any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates to leave the employ of the Company or any such affiliate; or hire for any purpose any employee of the Company or any affiliate or any employee who has left the employment of the Company or any affiliate within one year of the termination of such employee’s employment with the Company or any such affiliate or at any time in violation of such employee’s non-competition agreement with the Company or any such affiliate; or (ii) solicit or accept employment or be retained by any Person who, at any time during the term of this Agreement, was who is an agent, client or customer of the Company or any of its affiliates where his position will be related to the business of the Company or any such affiliate; or (iii) solicit or accept the business of any agent, client or customer of the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to products, services or investments similar to those provided or supplied by the Company or any of its affiliates. (c) The Company Executive and the Employee each Company mutually agree that both during the Term and at all times thereafter, neither party they shall not directly or indirectly disparage, whether or not true, the name or reputation of the other party Executive, Company or any of its affiliates, including but not limited to, any officer, director, employee or shareholder of the Company or any of its affiliates. (d) In the event that the Employee Executive breaches any provisions of Section 5 or this Section 6 or there is a threatened breach, then, in addition to any other rights which the Company may have, the Company shall (i) be entitled, without the posting of a bond or other security, to injunctive relief to enforce the restrictions contained in such Sections and (ii) have the right to require the Employee Executive to account for and pay over to the Company all compensation, profits, monies, accruals, increments and other benefits (collectively “Benefits”) derived or received by the Employee Executive as a result of any transaction constituting a breach of any of the provisions of Sections 5 or 6 and the Employee Executive hereby agrees to account for and pay over such Benefits to the Company. The Employee agrees that in an action pursuant to clause 6(d)(i), that if the Company makes a prima facie showing that the Employee has violated or apparently intends to violate any of the provisions of this Section 6, the Company need not prove either damage or irreparable injury in order to obtain injunctive relief. (e) Each of the rights and remedies enumerated in Section 6(d) shall be independent of the others and shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other rights and remedies available to the Company at law or in equity. If any of the covenants contained in this Section 6, or any part of any of them, is hereafter construed or adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the remainder of the covenant or covenants or rights or remedies which shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid portions. If any of the covenants contained in this Section 6 is held to be invalid or unenforceable because of the duration of such provision or the area covered thereby, the parties agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and/or area of such provision and in its reduced form such provision shall then be enforceable. No such holding of invalidity or unenforceability in one jurisdiction shall bar or in any way affect the Company’s right to the relief provided in this Section 6 or otherwise in the courts of any other state or jurisdiction within the geographical scope of such covenants as to breaches of such covenants in such other respective states or jurisdictions, such covenants being, for this purpose, severable into diverse and independent covenants. (f) In the event that an actual proceeding is brought in equity to enforce the provisions of Section 5 or this Section 6, the Employee Executive shall not urge as a defense that there is an adequate remedy at law nor shall the Company be prevented from seeking any other remedies which may be available. The Employee Executive agrees that he shall not raise in any proceeding brought to enforce the provisions of Section 5 or this Section 6 that the covenants contained in such Sections limit his ability to earn a living. (g) The provisions of this Section 6 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Novadel Pharma Inc)

Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disparagement. (a) The Employee Executive understands and recognizes that his services to the Company are special and unique and that in the course of performing such services the Employee Executive will have access to and knowledge of Confidential and Proprietary Information (as defined in Section 56) and the Employee Executive agrees that, during the Term and for a period of twelve eighteen (1218) months thereafter, he shall not in any manner, directly or indirectly, on behalf of himself or any person, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation or other business entity (“Person”), enter into or engage in any business which is engaged in any business directly or indirectly competitive with the business of the Company, either as an individual for his own account, or as a partner, joint venturer, owner, executive, employee, independent contractor, principal, agent, consultant, salesperson, officer, director or shareholder of a Person in a business competitive with the Company within the geographic area of the Company’s business, which is deemed by the parties hereto to be worldwide. The Employee Company acknowledges the need for the Executive to be employed in his profession and will consider whether there is a specific conflict. The Executive acknowledges that, due to the unique nature of the Company’s business, the loss of any of its clients or business flow or the improper use of its Confidential and Proprietary Information could create significant instability and cause substantial damage to the Company and its affiliates and therefore the Company has a strong legitimate business interest in protecting the continuity of its business interests and the restriction herein agreed to by the Employee Executive narrowly and fairly serves such an important and critical business interest of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to be actively engaged on the date hereof in the development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of obesity and dermatologic conditions and novel application drug delivery systems for presently marketed prescription and over-the-counter drugs and providing consulting services in connection therewith, and in the future in any other business in which it actually devotes substantive resources to study, develop or pursue. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 6(a) shall be deemed to prohibit the Employee Executive from (i) acquiring or holding, solely for investment, publicly traded securities of any corporation, some or all of the activities of which are competitive with the business of the Company so long as such securities do not, in the aggregate, constitute more than three percent (3%) of any class or series of outstanding securities of such corporation. (b) During the Term and for a period of 18 months thereafter, the Employee Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company, which will not be unreasonably withheld: (i) solicit or induce any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates to leave the employ of the Company or any such affiliate; or hire for any purpose any employee of the Company or any affiliate or any employee who has left the employment of the Company or any affiliate within one year of the termination of such employee’s employment with the Company or any such affiliate or at any time in violation of such employee’s non-competition agreement with the Company or any such affiliate; or (ii) solicit or accept employment or be retained by any Person who, at any time during the term of this Agreement, was an agent, client or customer of the Company or any of its affiliates where his position will be related to the business of the Company or any such affiliate; or (iii) solicit or accept the business of any agent, client or customer of the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to products, services or investments similar to those provided or supplied by the Company or any of its affiliates. (c) The Company and the Employee Executive each agree that both during the Term and at all times thereafter, neither party shall directly or indirectly disparage, whether or not true, the name or reputation of the other party or any of its affiliates, including but not limited to, any officer, director, employee or shareholder of the Company or any of its affiliates. (d) In the event that the Employee Executive breaches any provisions of Section 5 or this Section 6 or there is a threatened breach, then, in addition to any other rights which the Company may have, the Company shall (i) be entitled, without the posting of a bond or other security, to injunctive relief to enforce the restrictions contained in such Sections and (ii) have the right to require the Employee Executive to account for and pay over to the Company all compensation, profits, monies, accruals, increments and other benefits (collectively “Benefits”) derived or received by the Employee Executive as a result of any transaction constituting a breach of any of the provisions of Sections 5 or 6 and the Employee Executive hereby agrees to account for and pay over such Benefits to the Company. The Employee agrees that in an action pursuant to clause 6(d)(i), that if the Company makes a prima facie showing that the Employee has violated or apparently intends to violate any of the provisions of this Section 6, the Company need not prove either damage or irreparable injury in order to obtain injunctive relief. (e) Each of the rights and remedies enumerated in Section 6(d) shall be independent of the others and shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other rights and remedies available to the Company at law or in equity. If any of the covenants contained in this Section 6, or any part of any of them, is hereafter construed or adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the remainder of the covenant or covenants or rights or remedies which shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid portions. If any of the covenants contained in this Section 6 is held to be invalid or unenforceable because of the duration of such provision or the area covered thereby, the parties agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and/or area of such provision and in its reduced form such provision shall then be enforceable. No such holding of invalidity or unenforceability in one jurisdiction shall bar or in any way affect the Company’s right to the relief provided in this Section 6 or otherwise in the courts of any other state or jurisdiction within the geographical scope of such covenants as to breaches of such covenants in such other respective states or jurisdictions, such covenants being, for this purpose, severable into diverse and independent covenants. (f) In the event that an actual proceeding is brought in equity to enforce the provisions of Section 5 or this Section 6, the Employee Executive shall not urge as a defense that there is an adequate remedy at law nor shall the Company be prevented from seeking any other remedies which may be available. The Employee Executive agrees that he shall not raise in any proceeding brought to enforce the provisions of Section 5 or this Section 6 that the covenants contained in such Sections limit his ability to earn a living. (g) The provisions of this Section 6 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Manhattan Pharmaceuticals Inc)

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Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disparagement. (a) The Employee Executive understands and recognizes that his services to the Company are special and unique and that in the course of performing such services the Employee Executive will have access to and knowledge of Confidential and Proprietary Information (as defined in Section 5) and the Employee Executive agrees that, during the Term and for a period of twelve eighteen (1218) months thereafter, he shall not in any manner, directly or indirectly, on behalf of himself or any person, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation or other business entity (“Person”), enter into or engage in be employed by any business which that is engaged in any business directly or indirectly competitive with the business of the Company, either as an individual for his own account, or as a partner, joint venturer, owner, executive, employee, independent contractor, principal, agent, consultant, salesperson, officer, director or shareholder of a Person in a business competitive with the Company within the geographic area of the Company’s business, which is deemed by the parties hereto to be worldwide. The Employee Executive acknowledges that, due to the unique nature of the Company’s business, the loss of any of its clients or business flow or the improper use of its Confidential and Proprietary Information could create significant instability and cause substantial damage to the Company and its affiliates and therefore the Company has a strong legitimate business interest in protecting the continuity of its business interests and the restriction herein agreed to by the Employee Executive narrowly and fairly serves such an important and critical business interest of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to be actively engaged on the date hereof in the development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of obesity and dermatologic conditions and novel application oral drug delivery systems for presently marketed prescription and over-the-counter drugs where such drug is a small molecule, non-biologic, and providing consulting services in connection therewith, and in the future in any other business in which it actually devotes substantive resources to study, develop or pursue. For the sake of clarity, the Executive will not be in breach of this paragraph 6(a) if, during the eighteen (18) months following the termination of his employment with the Company, he becomes employed by or consults to a Person whose primary business is outside the area of novel oral drug delivery systems for use with small molecule, non-biologic pharmaceuticals – provided that the Executive’s work for said Person during the eighteen (18) months following the termination of his employment does not relate to novel oral drug delivery systems for use with small molecule, non-biologic pharmaceuticals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Section 6(a) shall be deemed to prohibit the Employee Executive from (i) acquiring or holding, solely for investment, publicly traded securities of any corporation, some or all of the activities of which are competitive with the business of the Company so long as such securities do not, in the aggregate, constitute more than three percent (3%) 4.9% of any class or series of outstanding securities of such corporation. (b) During the Term and for a period of 18 eighteen (18) months thereafter, the Employee Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Company: (i) solicit or induce any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates to leave the employ of the Company or any such affiliate; or hire for any purpose any employee of the Company or any affiliate or any employee who has left the employment of the Company or any affiliate within one year of the termination of such employee’s employment with the Company or any such affiliate or at any time in violation of such employee’s non-competition agreement with the Company or any such affiliate; or (ii) solicit or accept employment or be retained by any Person who, at any time during the term of this Agreement, was an agent, client or customer of the Company or any of its affiliates where his position will be related to the business of the Company or any such affiliate; or (iii) solicit or accept the business of any agent, client or customer of the Company or any of its affiliates with respect to products, services or investments similar to those provided or supplied by the Company or any of its affiliates. (c) The Company Executive and the Employee each Company mutually agree that both during the Term and at all times thereafter, neither party they shall not directly or indirectly disparage, whether or not true, the name or reputation of the other party Executive, Company or any of its affiliates, including but not limited to, any officer, director, employee or shareholder of the Company or any of its affiliates. (d) In the event that the Employee Executive breaches any provisions of Section 5 or this Section 6 or there is a threatened breach, then, in addition to any other rights which the Company may have, the Company shall (i) be entitled, without the posting of a bond or other security, to injunctive relief to enforce the restrictions contained in such Sections and (ii) have the right to require the Employee Executive to account for and pay over to the Company all compensation, profits, monies, accruals, increments and other benefits (collectively “Benefits”) derived or received by the Employee Executive as a result of any transaction constituting a breach of any of the provisions of Sections 5 or 6 and the Employee Executive hereby agrees to account for and pay over such Benefits to the Company. The Employee agrees that in an action pursuant to clause 6(d)(i), that if the Company makes a prima facie showing that the Employee has violated or apparently intends to violate any of the provisions of this Section 6, the Company need not prove either damage or irreparable injury in order to obtain injunctive relief. (e) Each of the rights and remedies enumerated in Section 6(d) shall be independent of the others and shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other rights and remedies available to the Company at law or in equity. If any of the covenants contained in this Section 6, or any part of any of them, is hereafter construed or adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall not affect the remainder of the covenant or covenants or rights or remedies which shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid portions. If any of the covenants contained in this Section 6 is held to be invalid or unenforceable because of the duration of such provision or the area covered thereby, the parties agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the duration and/or area of such provision and in its reduced form such provision shall then be enforceable. No such holding of invalidity or unenforceability in one jurisdiction shall bar or in any way affect the Company’s right to the relief provided in this Section 6 or otherwise in the courts of any other state or jurisdiction within the geographical scope of such covenants as to breaches of such covenants in such other respective states or jurisdictions, such covenants being, for this purpose, severable into diverse and independent covenants. (f) In the event that an actual proceeding is brought in equity to enforce the provisions of Section 5 or this Section 6, the Employee Executive shall not urge as a defense that there is an adequate remedy at law nor shall the Company be prevented from seeking any other remedies which may be available. The Employee Executive agrees that he shall not raise in any proceeding brought to enforce the provisions of Section 5 or this Section 6 that the covenants contained in such Sections limit his ability to earn a living. (g) The provisions of this Section 6 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (Novadel Pharma Inc)

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