Common use of Noncompetition and Nondisclosure Clause in Contracts

Noncompetition and Nondisclosure. (a) Employee covenants and agrees that throughout the Employment Period and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter, he will not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate or control, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, any business competing directly in the United States of America with the business conducted by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company during the Employment Period; provided, however, that Employee may own not more than 5% of the outstanding securities of any class of any corporation engaged in any such business, if such securities are listed on a national securities exchange or regularly traded in the Over the Counter market by a member of a national securities association. (b) Employee covenants and agrees that, (i) throughout the Employment Period, he will not directly or indirectly solicit, entice or induce any person (collectively, "Solicit") who during the Employment Period is associated with, employed by or is a customer of the Company or any subsidiary, and (ii) for a period of twelve (12) months following the Employment Period, he will not Solicit any person who is, or within the last three months of Employee's employment by the Company was, associated with, employed by, or was a customer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, in each case, to leave the employ of, terminate his association or its relationship with the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, or solicit the employment or business of any such person on his own behalf or on behalf of any other business enterprise. (c) Employee covenants and agrees that, throughout the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, he will not use, or disclose to any third party, trade secrets or confidential information of the Company, including, but not limited to, confidential information or trade secrets belonging or relating to the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, customers and clients or proprietary processes or procedures of the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, customers and clients, or the Company's or its subsidiaries' business, business plans, investments, customers, strategies, operations, records, financial information, assets, technology, data and information that reveals the processes, methodologies, technology or know-how of the Company or its subsidiaries. Trade secrets and confidential information shall include, but shall not be limited to, all information which is known or intended to be known only by employees of the Company, its respective subsidiaries and affiliates or others in a confidential relationship with the Company or its respective subsidiaries and affiliates which relates to business matters. (d) If any term of this paragraph 8 is found by any court having jurisdiction to be too broad, then and in that case, such term shall nevertheless remain effective, but shall be considered amended (as to the time or area or otherwise, as the case may be) to a point considered by said court as reasonable, and as so amended shall be fully enforceable. (e) In the event that Employee shall breach or threaten to breach any provision of this Agreement (including but not limited to the provisions of this paragraph 8), then Employee hereby consents to the granting of a temporary or permanent injunction against him by a court of competent jurisdiction prohibiting him from violating any provision of this Agreement. In any proceeding for an injunction and upon any motion for a temporary or permanent injunction, Employee agrees that his ability to answer in damages shall not be a bar or interposed as a defense to the granting of such temporary or permanent injunction against Employee. Employee further agrees that the Company will not have an adequate remedy at law in the event of any breach or threatened breach by Employee hereunder and that the Company will suffer irreparable damage and injury if Employee breaches any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (American Medical Alert Corp)

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Noncompetition and Nondisclosure. (a) Employee covenants and agrees that that, throughout the Employment Period and for a period of twelve eighteen (1218) months thereafter, he will not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate or control, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, any business competing directly in the United States of America with the business conducted by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company during on the Employment Perioddate of termination hereof; provided, however, that Employee may own not more than 5% of the outstanding securities of any class of any corporation engaged in any such business, if such securities are listed on a national securities exchange or regularly traded in the Over the Counter market by a member of a national securities association. (b) Employee covenants and agrees that, (i) throughout the Employment PeriodPeriod and for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter, he will not directly or indirectly solicit, entice or induce any person (collectively, "Solicit") who during on the Employment Period is associated with, employed by or is a customer date of the Company or any subsidiary, and (ii) for a period termination of twelve (12) months following the Employment Period, he will not Solicit any person who employment of Employee is, or within the last three months of Employee's employment by the Company was, associated with, with or employed by, or was a customer of by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, in each case, Company to leave the employ of, of or terminate his association or its relationship with the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, or solicit the employment or business of any such person on his own behalf or on behalf of any other business enterprise. (c) Employee covenants and agrees that, throughout the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, he will not use, or disclose to any third party, trade secrets or confidential information of the Company, including, but not limited to, confidential information or trade secrets belonging or relating to the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, customers and clients or proprietary processes or procedures of the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, customers and clients, or the Company's or its subsidiaries' business, business plans, investments, customers, strategies, operations, records, financial information, assets, technology, data . Proprietary processes and information that reveals the processes, methodologies, technology or know-how of the Company or its subsidiaries. Trade secrets and confidential information procedures shall include, but shall not be limited to, all information which is known or intended to be known only by employees of the Company, its respective subsidiaries and affiliates or others in a confidential relationship with the Company or its respective subsidiaries and affiliates which relates to business matters. (d) If any term of this paragraph 8 is found by any court having jurisdiction to be too broad, then and in that case, such term shall nevertheless remain effective, but shall be considered amended (as to the time or area or otherwise, as the case may be) to a point considered by said court as reasonable, and as so amended shall be fully enforceable. (e) In the event that Employee shall breach or threaten to breach violate any provision of this Agreement (including but not limited to the provisions of this paragraph 8), then Employee hereby consents to the granting of a temporary or permanent injunction against him by a court of competent jurisdiction prohibiting him from violating any provision of this Agreement. In any proceeding for an injunction and upon any motion for a temporary or permanent injunction, Employee agrees that his ability to answer in damages shall not be a bar or interposed as a defense to the granting of such temporary or permanent injunction against Employee. Employee further agrees that the Company will not have an adequate remedy at law in the event of any breach or threatened breach by Employee hereunder and that the Company will suffer irreparable damage and injury if Employee breaches any of the provisions of this Agreement.

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Samples: Employment Agreement (American Medical Alert Corp)

Noncompetition and Nondisclosure. (a) Employee covenants and agrees that throughout the Employment Period and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter, he will not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate or control, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, any business competing directly in the United States of America with the business conducted by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company during the Employment Period; provided, however, that Employee may own not more than 5% of the outstanding securities of any class of any corporation engaged in any such business, if such securities are listed on a national securities exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market regularly traded in the Over the Counter market by a member of a national securities association. (b) Employee covenants and agrees that, (i) throughout the Employment Period, he will not directly or indirectly solicit, entice or induce any person (collectively, "Solicit") who during the Employment Period is associated with, employed by or is a customer of the Company or any subsidiary, and (ii) for a period of twelve twenty-four (1224) months following the Employment Period, he will not Solicit any person who is, or within the last three months of Employee's ’s employment by the Company was, associated with, employed by, or was a customer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, in each case, to leave the employ of, terminate his association or its relationship with the Company, or any subsidiary subsid­iary of the Company, or solicit the employment or business of any such person on his own behalf or on behalf of any other business enterprise. (c) Employee covenants and agrees that, throughout the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, he will not use, or disclose to any third party, trade secrets or confidential information of the Company, including, but not limited to, confidential information or trade secrets belonging or relating to the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, customers and clients or proprietary processes or procedures of the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, customers and clients, or the Company's ’s or its subsidiaries' business, business plans, investments, customers, strategies, operations, records, financial information, assets, technology, data and information that reveals the processes, methodologies, technology or know-how of the Company or its subsidiaries. Trade secrets and confidential information shall include, but shall not be limited to, all information which is known or intended to be known only by employees of the Company, its respective subsidiaries and affiliates or others in a confidential relationship with the Company or its respective subsidiaries and affiliates which relates to business matters. (d) If any term of this paragraph 8 is found by any court having jurisdiction to be too broad, then and in that case, such term shall nevertheless remain effective, but shall be considered amended (as to the time or area or otherwise, as the case may be) to a point considered by said court as reasonablereason­able, and as so amended shall be fully enforceable. (e) In the event that Employee shall breach or threaten to breach any provision of this Agreement (including but not limited to the provisions of this paragraph 8), then Employee hereby consents to the granting of a temporary or permanent injunction against him by a court of competent jurisdiction prohibiting him from violating any provision of this Agreement. In any proceeding for an injunction and upon any motion for a temporary or permanent injunction, Employee agrees that his ability to answer in damages shall not be a bar or interposed as a defense to the granting of such temporary or permanent injunction against Employee. Employee further agrees that the Company will not have an adequate remedy at law in the event of any breach or threatened breach by Employee hereunder and that the Company will suffer irreparable damage and injury if Employee breaches any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (American Medical Alert Corp)

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Noncompetition and Nondisclosure. (a) Employee covenants and agrees that throughout the Employment Period and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter, he will not, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate or control, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, any business competing directly in the United States of America with the business conducted by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company during the Employment Period; provided, however, that Employee may own not more than 5% of the outstanding securities of any class of any corporation engaged in any such business, if such securities are listed on a national securities exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market regularly traded in the Over the Counter market by a member of a national securities association. (b) Employee covenants and agrees that, (i) throughout the Employment Period, he will not directly or indirectly solicit, entice or induce any person (collectively, "Solicit") who during the Employment Period is associated with, employed by or is a customer of the Company or any subsidiary, and (ii) for a period of twelve twenty-four (1224) months following the Employment Period, he will not Solicit any person who is, or within the last three months of Employee's employment by the Company was, associated with, employed by, or was a customer of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, in each case, to leave the employ of, terminate his association or its relationship with the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, or solicit the employment or business of any such person on his own behalf or on behalf of any other business enterprise. (c) Employee covenants and agrees that, throughout the Employment Period and at all times thereafter, he will not use, or disclose to any third party, trade secrets or confidential information of the Company, including, but not limited to, confidential information or trade secrets belonging or relating to the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, customers and clients or proprietary processes or procedures of the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, customers and clients, or the Company's ’s or its subsidiaries' business, business plans, investments, customers, strategies, operations, records, financial information, assets, technology, data and information that reveals the processes, methodologies, technology or know-how of the Company or its subsidiaries. Trade secrets and confidential information shall include, but shall not be limited to, all information which is known or intended to be known only by employees of the Company, its respective subsidiaries and affiliates or others in a confidential relationship with the Company or its respective subsidiaries and affiliates which relates to business matters. (d) If any term of this paragraph 8 is found by any court having jurisdiction to be too broad, then and in that case, such term shall nevertheless remain effective, but shall be considered amended (as to the time or area or otherwise, as the case may be) to a point considered by said court as reasonable, and as so amended shall be fully enforceable. (e) In the event that Employee shall breach or threaten to breach any provision of this Agreement (including but not limited to the provisions of this paragraph 8), then Employee hereby consents to the granting of a temporary or permanent injunction against him by a court of competent jurisdiction prohibiting him from violating any provision of this Agreement. In any proceeding for an injunction and upon any motion for a temporary or permanent injunction, Employee agrees that his ability to answer in damages shall not be a bar or interposed as a defense to the granting of such temporary or permanent injunction against Employee. Employee further agrees that the Company will not have an adequate remedy at law in the event of any breach or threatened breach by Employee hereunder and that the Company will suffer irreparable damage and injury if Employee breaches any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (American Medical Alert Corp)

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