Common use of Non-Confidential Information Clause in Contracts

Non-Confidential Information. The term “Confidential Information” shall not include any information which: (i) is in the public domain at the time of disclosure or enters the public domain following disclosure through no fault of the receiving Party, (ii) the receiving Party, through competent evidence, can demonstrate knowledge prior to disclosure, (iii) is disclosed to the receiving Party by a third party legally entitled to make such disclosure without violation of any obligation of confidentiality or (iv) is independently developed by the receiving Party without reference to the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information as evidenced by the written records of the receiving Party.

Non-Confidential Information. The term “Confidential Information” shall not include any information which: (i) is in the public domain at the time of disclosure or enters the public domain following disclosure through no fault of the receiving PartyParty or its Representatives, (ii) the receiving Party, through competent demonstrable evidence, can demonstrate knowledge prior to disclosure, (iii) is disclosed to the receiving Party by a third party legally entitled to make such disclosure without violation of any obligation of confidentiality or (iv) is independently developed by the receiving Party without reference to the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information as evidenced by the written records of the receiving Party.