Common use of Proprietary Matter Clause in Contracts

Proprietary Matter. Except as permitted or directed by the company, Employee shall not during the term of his employment or at any time thereafter divulge, furnish, disclose or make accessible (other than in the ordinary course of the business of the Company) to anyone for use in any way any confidential, secret, or proprietary knowledge or information of the Company (“Proprietary Matter”) which Employee has acquired or become acquainted with or will acquire or become acquainted with, whether developed by himself or by others, including, but not limited to, any trade secrets, confidential or secret designs, processes, formulae, software or computer programs, plans, devices, or material (whether or not patented or patentable, copyrighted or copyrightable) directly or indirectly useful in any aspect of the business of the Company, any confidential customer, distributor or supplier lists of the Company, any confidential or secret development or research work of the Company, or other confidential, secret or non-public aspects of the business of the Company. Employee acknowledges that the Proprietary Matter constitutes a unique and valuable asset of the Company acquired at great time and expense by the Company, and that any disclosure or other use of the Proprietary Matter other than for the sole benefit of the Company would be wrongful and would cause irreparable harm to the Company. Both during and after the term of this Agreement, Employee will refrain from any acts or omissions that would reduce the value of Proprietary Matter to the Company. The foregoing obligations of confidentiality, however, shall not apply to any knowledge or information which is now published or which subsequently becomes generally publicly known, other than as a direct or indirect result of the breach of this Agreement by Employee.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (ECO Building Products, Inc.), Employment Agreement (ECO Building Products, Inc.), Employment Agreement (Ecoblu Products, Inc.)

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Proprietary Matter. Except as permitted or directed by the companyCompany, Employee shall not during the term of his employment or at any time thereafter divulge, furnish, disclose disclose, or make accessible (other than in the ordinary course of the business of the Company) to anyone for use in any way any confidential, secret, or proprietary knowledge or information of the Company ("Proprietary Matter") which Employee has acquired or become acquainted with or will acquire or become acquainted with, whether developed by himself or by others, including, but not limited to, any trade secrets, confidential or secret designs, processes, formulae, software or computer programs, plans, devices, devices or material (whether or not patented or patentable, copyrighted or copyrightable) directly or indirectly useful in any aspect of the business of the Company, any confidential customer, distributor or supplier lists of the Company, any confidential or secret development or research work of the Company, or any other confidential, secret or non-public aspects of the business of the Company. Employee acknowledges that the Proprietary Matter constitutes a unique and valuable asset of the Company acquired at great time and expense by the Company, and that any disclosure or other use of the Proprietary Matter other than for the sole benefit of the Company would be wrongful and would cause irreparable harm to the Company. Both during and after the term of this Agreement, Employee will refrain from any acts or omissions that would reduce the value of Proprietary Matter to the Company. The foregoing obligations of confidentiality, however, shall not apply to any knowledge or information which is now published or which subsequently becomes generally publicly known, other than as a direct or indirect result of the breach of this Agreement by Employee.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Employment Agreement (Spacedev Inc), Employment Agreement (Spacedev Inc), Employment Agreement (Spacedev Inc)

Proprietary Matter. Except as permitted or directed by the company, Employee shall not during the term of his her employment or at any time thereafter divulge, furnish, disclose or make accessible (other than in the ordinary course of the business of the Company) to anyone for use in any way any confidential, secret, or proprietary knowledge or information of the Company (“Proprietary Matter”) which Employee has acquired or become acquainted with or will acquire or become acquainted with, whether developed by himself herself or by others, including, but not limited to, any trade secrets, confidential or secret designs, processes, formulae, software or computer programs, plans, devices, or material (whether or not patented or patentable, copyrighted or copyrightable) directly or indirectly useful in any aspect of the business of the Company, any confidential customer, distributor or supplier lists of the Company, any confidential or secret development or research work of the Company, or other confidential, secret or non-public aspects of the business of the Company. Employee acknowledges that the Proprietary Matter constitutes a unique and valuable asset of the Company acquired at great time and expense by the Company, and that any disclosure or other use of the Proprietary Matter other than for the sole benefit of the Company would be wrongful and would cause irreparable harm to the Company. Both during and after the term of this ther Agreement, Employee will refrain from any acts or omissions that would reduce the value of Proprietary Matter to the Company. The foregoing obligations of confidentiality, however, shall not apply to any knowledge or information which is now published or which subsequently becomes generally publicly known, other than as a direct or indirect result of the breach of this ther Agreement by Employee.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Ther Employment Agreement (Casita Enterprises, Inc.)

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Proprietary Matter. Except as permitted or directed by the company, Employee shall not during the term of his employment or at any time thereafter divulge, furnish, disclose or make accessible (other than in the ordinary course of the business of the Company) to anyone for use in any way any confidential, secret, or proprietary knowledge or information of the Company ("Proprietary Matter") which Employee has acquired or become acquainted with or will acquire or become acquainted with, whether developed by himself or by others, including, but not limited to, any trade secrets, confidential or secret designs, processes, formulae, software or computer programs, plans, devices, or material (whether or not patented or patentable, copyrighted or copyrightable) directly or indirectly useful in any aspect of the business of the Company, any confidential customer, distributor or supplier lists of the Company, any confidential or secret development or research work of the Company, or other confidential, secret or non-public aspects of the business of the Company. Employee acknowledges that the Proprietary Matter Matter. constitutes a unique and valuable asset of the Company acquired at great time and expense by the Company, and that any disclosure or other use of the Proprietary Matter other than for the sole benefit of the Company would be wrongful and would cause irreparable harm to the Company. Both during and after the term of this Agreement, Employee will refrain from any acts or omissions that would reduce the value of Proprietary Matter to the Company. The foregoing obligations of confidentiality, however, shall not apply to any knowledge or information which is now published or which subsequently becomes generally publicly known, other than as a direct or indirect result of the breach of this Agreement by Employee.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Employment Agreement (Casita Enterprises, Inc.)

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