Common use of University’s Obligation Clause in Contracts

University’s Obligation. of confidentiality shall extend for three years from disclosure and shall not apply to information: (a) in UNIVERSITY’S possession on a non-confidential basis prior to receipt from COMPANY; (b) in the public domain or is general or public knowledge prior to disclosure, or after disclosure, enters the public domain or becomes general or public knowledge through no fault of UNIVERSITY; (c) lawfully obtained by UNIVERSITY from a third party without any known or apparent confidentiality obligation to COMPANY; (d) explicitly approved for release by written authorization of COMPANY; (e) developed by UNIVERSITY independent of UNIVERSITY’S access to COMPANY’s Confidential Information; or (f) required by law or by a court or administrative order to be disclosed.