{"id":40771,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/confidentiality-noninterference-and-invention-assignment.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"confidentiality-noninterference-and-invention-assignment","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/corporate\/confidentiality-noninterference-and-invention-assignment.html","title":{"rendered":"Confidentiality, Noninterference, and Invention Assignment Agreement &#8211; Interactive Data Corp."},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong>CONFIDENTIALITY, NON-INTERFERENCE, AND INVENTIONASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a condition of my becoming employed by, or continuing employment with,<br \/>\nInteractive Data Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;<u>Company<\/u>&#8220;), and<br \/>\nin consideration of my employment with the Company and my receipt of the<br \/>\ncompensation now and hereafter paid to me by the Company, I agree to the<br \/>\nfollowing:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\" \" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"9%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Section 1.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong>Confidential Information<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(a) <u>Company Group Information<\/u>. I acknowledge that, during the course<br \/>\nof my employment, I will have access to information about the Company and its<br \/>\ndirect and indirect parents and subsidiaries (collectively, the &#8220;<u>Company<br \/>\nGroup<\/u>&#8220;) and that my employment with the Company shall bring me into close<br \/>\ncontact with confidential and proprietary information of the Company Group. In<br \/>\nrecognition of the foregoing, I agree, at all times during the term of my<br \/>\nemployment with the Company and for the ten (10) year period following my<br \/>\ntermination of my employment with the Company Group for any reason, to hold in<br \/>\nconfidence, and not to use, except for the benefit of the Company Group, or to<br \/>\ndisclose to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity without written<br \/>\nauthorization of the Company, any Confidential Information that I obtain or<br \/>\ncreate. I further agree not to make copies of such Confidential Information<br \/>\nexcept as authorized by the Company. I understand that &#8220;<u>Confidential<br \/>\nInformation<\/u>&#8221; means information that the Company Group has developed,<br \/>\nacquired, created, compiled, discovered, or owned or will develop, acquire,<br \/>\ncreate, compile, discover, or own, that has value in or to the business of the<br \/>\nCompany Group that is not generally known and that the Company wishes to<br \/>\nmaintain as confidential. I understand that Confidential Information includes,<br \/>\nbut is not limited to, any and all non-public information that relates to the<br \/>\nactual or anticipated business and\/or products, research, or development of the<br \/>\nCompany, or to the Company153s technical data, trade secrets, or know-how,<br \/>\nincluding, but not limited to, research, product plans, or other information<br \/>\nregarding the Company153s products or services and markets, customer lists, and<br \/>\ncustomers (including, but not limited to, customers of the Company on whom I<br \/>\ncalled or with whom I may become acquainted during the term of my employment),<br \/>\nsoftware, developments, inventions, processes, formulas, technology, designs,<br \/>\ndrawings, engineering, hardware configuration information, marketing, finances,<br \/>\nand other business information disclosed by the Company either directly or<br \/>\nindirectly in writing, orally, or by drawings or inspection of premises, parts,<br \/>\nequipment, or other Company property. Notwithstanding the foregoing,<br \/>\nConfidential Information shall not include (i) any of the foregoing items that<br \/>\nhave become publicly and widely known through no unauthorized disclosure by me<br \/>\nor others who were under confidentiality obligations as to the item or items<br \/>\ninvolved or (ii) any information that I am required to disclose to, or by, any<br \/>\ngovernmental or judicial authority; <em>provided<\/em>, <em>however<\/em>, that in<br \/>\nsuch event I will give the Company prompt written notice thereof so that the<br \/>\nCompany Group may seek an appropriate protective order and\/or waive in writing<br \/>\ncompliance with the confidentiality provisions of this Confidentiality,<br \/>\nNon-Interference, and Invention Assignment Agreement (the &#8220;<u>Non-Interference<br \/>\nAgreement<\/u>&#8220;).<\/p>\n<p>(b) <u>Former Employer Information<\/u>. I represent that my performance of<br \/>\nall of the terms of this Non-Interference Agreement as an employee of the<br \/>\nCompany has not breached and will not breach any agreement to keep in confidence<br \/>\nproprietary information,<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>knowledge, or data acquired by me in confidence or trust prior or subsequent<br \/>\nto the commencement of my employment with the Company, and I will not disclose<br \/>\nto any member of the Company Group, or induce any member of the Company Group to<br \/>\nuse, any developments, or confidential or proprietary information or material I<br \/>\nmay have obtained in connection with employment with any prior employer in<br \/>\nviolation of a confidentiality agreement, nondisclosure agreement, or similar<br \/>\nagreement with such prior employer.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\" \" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"9%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Section 2.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong>Developments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(a) <u>Developments Retained and Licensed<\/u>. I have attached hereto, as<br \/>\n<u>Schedule A<\/u>, a list describing with particularity all developments,<br \/>\noriginal works of authorship, developments, improvements, and trade secrets that<br \/>\nI can demonstrate were created or owned by me prior to the commencement of my<br \/>\nemployment (collectively referred to as &#8220;<u>Prior Developments<\/u>&#8220;), which<br \/>\nbelong solely to me or belong to me jointly with another, that relate in any way<br \/>\nto any of the actual or proposed businesses, products, or research and<br \/>\ndevelopment of any member of the Company Group, and that are not assigned to the<br \/>\nCompany hereunder, or if no such list is attached, I represent that there are no<br \/>\nsuch Prior Developments. If, during any period during which I perform or<br \/>\nperformed services for the Company Group both before or after the date hereof<br \/>\n(the &#8220;<u>Assignment Period<\/u>&#8220;), whether as an officer, employee, director,<br \/>\nindependent contractor, consultant, or agent, or in any other capacity, I<br \/>\nincorporate (or have incorporated) into a Company Group product or process a<br \/>\nPrior Development owned by me or in which I have an interest, I hereby grant the<br \/>\nCompany, and the Company Group shall have, a non-exclusive, royalty-free,<br \/>\nirrevocable, perpetual, transferable worldwide license (with the right to<br \/>\nsublicense) to make, have made, copy, modify, make derivative works of, use,<br \/>\nsell, and otherwise distribute such Prior Development as part of or in<br \/>\nconnection with such product or process.<\/p>\n<p>(b) <u>Assignment of Developments<\/u>. I agree that I will, without<br \/>\nadditional compensation, promptly make full written disclosure to the Company,<br \/>\nand will hold in trust for the sole right and benefit of the Company all<br \/>\ndevelopments, original works of authorship, inventions, concepts, know-how,<br \/>\nimprovements, trade secrets, and similar proprietary rights, whether or not<br \/>\npatentable or registrable under copyright or similar laws, which I may solely or<br \/>\njointly conceive or develop or reduce to practice, or have solely or jointly<br \/>\nconceived or developed or reduced to practice, or have caused or may cause to be<br \/>\nconceived or developed or reduced to practice, during the Assignment Period,<br \/>\nwhether or not during regular working hours, provided they either (i) relate at<br \/>\nthe time of conception, development or reduction to practice to the business of<br \/>\nany member of the Company Group, or the actual or anticipated research or<br \/>\ndevelopment of any member of the Company Group; (ii) result from or relate to<br \/>\nany work performed for any member of the Company Group; or (iii) are developed<br \/>\nthrough the use of equipment, supplies, or facilities of any member of the<br \/>\nCompany Group, or any Confidential Information, or in consultation with<br \/>\npersonnel of any member of the Company Group (collectively referred to as<br \/>\n&#8220;<u>Developments<\/u>&#8220;). I further acknowledge that all Developments made by me<br \/>\n(solely or jointly with others) within the scope of and during the Assignment<br \/>\nPeriod are &#8220;works made for hire&#8221; (to the greatest extent permitted by applicable<br \/>\nlaw) for which I am, in part, compensated by my salary, unless regulated<br \/>\notherwise by law, but that, in the event any such Development is deemed not to<br \/>\nbe a work made for hire, I hereby assign to the Company, or its designee, all my<br \/>\nright, title, and interest throughout the world in and to any such Development.\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>(c) <u>Maintenance of Records<\/u>. I agree to keep and maintain adequate and<br \/>\ncurrent written records of all Developments made by me (solely or jointly with<br \/>\nothers) during the Assignment Period. The records may be in the form of notes,<br \/>\nsketches, drawings, flow charts, electronic data or recordings, and any other<br \/>\nformat. The records will be available to and remain the sole property of the<br \/>\nCompany Group at all times. I agree not to remove such records from the<br \/>\nCompany153s place of business except as expressly permitted by Company Group<br \/>\npolicy, which may, from time to time, be revised at the sole election of the<br \/>\nCompany Group for the purpose of furthering the business of the Company Group.\n<\/p>\n<p>(d) <u>Intellectual Property Rights<\/u>. I agree to assist the Company, or<br \/>\nits designee, at the Company153s expense, in every way to secure the rights of the<br \/>\nCompany Group in the Developments and any copyrights, patents, trademarks,<br \/>\nservice marks, database rights, domain names, mask work rights, moral rights,<br \/>\nand other intellectual property rights relating thereto in any and all<br \/>\ncountries, including the disclosure to the Company of all pertinent information<br \/>\nand data with respect thereto, the execution of all applications,<br \/>\nspecifications, oaths, assignments, recordations, and all other instruments that<br \/>\nthe Company shall deem necessary in order to apply for, obtain, maintain, and<br \/>\ntransfer such rights and in order to assign and convey to the Company Group the<br \/>\nsole and exclusive right, title, and interest in and to such Developments, and<br \/>\nany intellectual property and other proprietary rights relating thereto. I<br \/>\nfurther agree that my obligation to execute or cause to be executed, when it is<br \/>\nin my power to do so, any such instrument or papers shall continue after the<br \/>\ntermination of the Assignment Period until the expiration of the last such<br \/>\nintellectual property right to expire in any country of the world;<em><br \/>\nprovided<\/em>,<em> however<\/em>, the Company shall reimburse me for my<br \/>\nreasonable expenses incurred in connection with carrying out the foregoing<br \/>\nobligation. If the Company is unable because of my mental or physical incapacity<br \/>\nor unavailability for any other reason to secure my signature to apply for or to<br \/>\npursue any application for any United States or foreign patents or copyright<br \/>\nregistrations covering Developments or original works of authorship assigned to<br \/>\nthe Company as above, then I hereby irrevocably designate and appoint the<br \/>\nCompany and its duly authorized officers and agents as my agent and attorney in<br \/>\nfact to act for and in my behalf and stead to execute and file any such<br \/>\napplications or records and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further<br \/>\nthe application for, prosecution, issuance, maintenance, and transfer of letters<br \/>\npatent or registrations thereon with the same legal force and effect as if<br \/>\noriginally executed by me. I hereby waive and irrevocably quitclaim to the<br \/>\nCompany any and all claims, of any nature whatsoever, that I now or hereafter<br \/>\nhave for past, present, or future infringement of any and all proprietary rights<br \/>\nassigned to the Company.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\" \" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"9%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Section 3.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong>Returning Company Group Documents<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>I agree that, at the time of termination of my employment with the Company<br \/>\nfor any reason, I will deliver to the Company (and will not keep in my<br \/>\npossession, recreate, or deliver to anyone else) any and all Confidential<br \/>\nInformation and all other documents, materials, information, and property<br \/>\ndeveloped by me pursuant to my employment or otherwise belonging to the Company.<br \/>\nI agree further that any property situated on the Company153s premises and owned<br \/>\nby the Company (or any other member of the Company Group), including disks and<br \/>\nother storage media, filing cabinets, and other work areas, is subject to<br \/>\ninspection by personnel of any member of the Company Group at any time with or<br \/>\nwithout notice.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\" \" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"9%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Section 4.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong>Disclosure of Agreement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>As long as it remains in effect, I will disclose the existence of this<br \/>\nNon-Interference Agreement to any prospective employer, partner, co-venturer,<br \/>\ninvestor, or lender prior to entering into an employment, partnership, or other<br \/>\nbusiness relationship with such person or entity.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\" \" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"9%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Section 5.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong>Restrictions on Interfering<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(a) <u>Non-Competition<\/u>. During the Non-Compete Period, I shall not,<br \/>\ndirectly or indirectly, individually or on behalf of any person, company,<br \/>\nenterprise, or entity, or as a sole proprietor, partner, stockholder, director,<br \/>\nofficer, principal, agent, or executive, or in any other capacity or<br \/>\nrelationship, engage in any Competitive Activities within any State of the<br \/>\nUnited States of America and any other jurisdiction in which any member of the<br \/>\nCompany Group engages (or has committed plans to engage) in business during the<br \/>\nNon-Compete Period, was engaged in business (or had committed plans to engage of<br \/>\nwhich I have knowledge at the time of termination of my employment);<br \/>\n<em>provided<\/em>, that my indirect ownership (<u>i.e.<\/u>, ownership through a<br \/>\nfund that is not controlled by me or any of my affiliates) of not more than<br \/>\nthree percent (3%) of the outstanding shares of any publicly traded company<br \/>\nshall not be deemed to breach of this Section 5(a).<\/p>\n<p>(b) <u>Non-Interference<\/u>. During the Non-Interference Period, I shall not,<br \/>\ndirectly or indirectly for my own account or for the account of any other<br \/>\nindividual or entity, engage in Interfering Activities.<\/p>\n<p>(c) <u>Definitions<\/u>. For purposes of this Non-Interference Agreement :\n<\/p>\n<p>(i) &#8220;<u>Business Relation<\/u>&#8221; shall mean any current or prospective client,<br \/>\ncustomer, licensee, or other business relation of the Company Group, or any such<br \/>\nrelation that was a client, customer, licensee, supplier, or other business<br \/>\nrelation within the six (6) month period prior to the expiration of the<br \/>\nEmployment Period, in each case, to whom I provided services, or with whom I<br \/>\ntransacted business, or whose identity became known to me in connection with my<br \/>\nrelationship with or employment by the Company.<\/p>\n<p>(ii) &#8220;<u>Competitive Activities<\/u>&#8221; shall mean any business activities in<br \/>\nwhich any member of the Company Group is engaged (or has committed plans to<br \/>\nengage) during the Employment Period. For the avoidance of doubt, the provision<br \/>\nof any services for any of the following entities (or any of their respective<br \/>\naffiliates) shall, without limitation, be considered &#8220;Competitive Activities&#8221;<br \/>\nfor purposes of this Non-Interference Agreement: Bloomberg, L.P., Thomson<br \/>\nReuters, The McGraw-Hill Companies, MarkIt Partners, Superderivatives,<br \/>\nPricingDirect, Inc., SIX Telekurs Ltd, and ACTIVFinancial.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>(iii) &#8220;<u>Employment Period<\/u>&#8221; shall mean the period of my employment with<br \/>\nthe Company.<\/p>\n<p>(iv) &#8220;<u>Good Reason<\/u>&#8221; shall mean, without my consent, (i) a material<br \/>\nreduction in my base salary, or (ii) the relocation of my principal place of<br \/>\nemployment more than fifty (50) miles from its current location.<\/p>\n<p>(v) &#8220;<u>Interfering Activities<\/u>&#8221; shall mean (A) encouraging, soliciting,<br \/>\nor inducing, or in any manner attempting to encourage, solicit, or induce, any<br \/>\nindividual or entity employed by, or providing consulting services to, any<br \/>\nmember of the Company Group to terminate such individual153s or entity153s<br \/>\nemployment or services (or in the case of a consultant, materially reducing such<br \/>\nservices) with the Company Group; (B) hiring any individual who was employed by<br \/>\nany member of the Company Group within the six (6) month period prior to the<br \/>\ndate of such hiring; or (C) encouraging, soliciting, or inducing, or in any<br \/>\nmanner attempting to encourage, solicit, or induce, any Business Relation to<br \/>\ncease doing business with or reduce the amount of business conducted with the<br \/>\nCompany Group, or in any way interfering with the relationship between any such<br \/>\nBusiness Relation and the Company Group.<\/p>\n<p>(vi) &#8220;<u>Non-Compete Period<\/u>&#8221; shall mean the period commencing on the<br \/>\nfirst day of the Employment Period and ending on either (x) the termination of<br \/>\nthe Employment Period by the Company without Cause (as defined in the Igloo<br \/>\nHoldings Corporation 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended or restated from time<br \/>\nto time) or by me for Good Reason, or (y) the twelve (12) month anniversary of<br \/>\nthe termination of the Employment Period for any reason other than a termination<br \/>\nby the Company without Cause or by me for Good Reason.<\/p>\n<p>(vii) &#8220;<u>Non-Interference Period<\/u>&#8221; shall mean the period commencing on<br \/>\nthe first day of the Employment Period and ending on the twelve (12) month<br \/>\nanniversary of the termination of the Employment Period for any reason.<\/p>\n<p>(d) <u>Non-Disparagement<\/u>. I agree that during the Employment Period, and<br \/>\nat all times thereafter, I will not make any disparaging or defamatory comments<br \/>\nregarding any member of the Company Group or its respective current or former<br \/>\ndirectors, officers, or employees in any respect or make any comments concerning<br \/>\nany aspect of my relationship with any member of the Company Group or any<br \/>\nconduct or events which precipitated any termination of my employment from any<br \/>\nmember of the Company Group. However, my obligations under this subparagraph (d)<br \/>\nshall not apply to disclosures required by applicable law, regulation, or order<br \/>\nof a court or governmental agency.<\/p>\n<p>(e) <u>Other Restrictions<\/u>. The covenants contained in this Section 5 are<br \/>\nin addition to, and not in lieu of, any similar covenants to which Employee may<br \/>\nbe subject from time to time.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\" \" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"9%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Section 6.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong>Reasonableness of Restrictions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>I acknowledge and recognize the highly competitive nature of the Company153s<br \/>\nbusiness, that access to Confidential Information renders me special and unique<br \/>\nwithin the<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Company153s industry, and that I will have the opportunity to develop<br \/>\nsubstantial relationships with existing and prospective clients, accounts,<br \/>\ncustomers, consultants, contractors, investors, and strategic partners of the<br \/>\nCompany Group during the course of and as a result of my employment with the<br \/>\nCompany. In light of the foregoing, I recognize and acknowledge that the<br \/>\nrestrictions and limitations set forth in this Non-Interference Agreement are<br \/>\nreasonable and valid in geographical and temporal scope and in all other<br \/>\nrespects and are essential to protect the value of the business and assets of<br \/>\nthe Company Group. I acknowledge further that the restrictions and limitations<br \/>\nset forth in this Non-Interference Agreement will not materially interfere with<br \/>\nmy ability to earn a living following the termination of my employment with the<br \/>\nCompany and that my ability to earn a livelihood without violating such<br \/>\nrestrictions is a material condition to my employment with the Company.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\" \" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"9%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Section 7.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong>Independence; Severability; Blue Pencil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Each of the rights enumerated in this Non-Interference Agreement shall be<br \/>\nindependent of the others and shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any<br \/>\nother rights and remedies available to the Company Group at law or in equity. If<br \/>\nany of the provisions of this Non-Interference Agreement or any part of any of<br \/>\nthem is hereafter construed or adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable, the<br \/>\nsame shall not affect the remainder of this Non-Interference Agreement, which<br \/>\nshall be given full effect without regard to the invalid portions. If any of the<br \/>\ncovenants contained herein are held to be invalid or unenforceable because of<br \/>\nthe duration of such provisions or the area or scope covered thereby, I agree<br \/>\nthat the court making such determination shall have the power to reduce the<br \/>\nduration, scope, and\/or area of such provision to the maximum and\/or broadest<br \/>\nduration, scope, and\/or area permissible by law, and in its reduced form said<br \/>\nprovision shall then be enforceable.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\" \" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"9%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Section 8.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong>Injunctive Relief<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>I expressly acknowledge that any breach or threatened breach of any of the<br \/>\nterms and\/or conditions set forth in this Non-Interference Agreement may result<br \/>\nin substantial, continuing, and irreparable injury to the members of the Company<br \/>\nGroup. Therefore, I hereby agree that, in addition to any other remedy that may<br \/>\nbe available to the Company, any member of the Company Group shall be entitled<br \/>\nto seek injunctive relief, specific performance, or other equitable relief by a<br \/>\ncourt of appropriate jurisdiction in the event of any breach or threatened<br \/>\nbreach of the terms of this Non-Interference Agreement without the necessity of<br \/>\nproving irreparable harm or injury as a result of such breach or threatened<br \/>\nbreach. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, I acknowledge and<br \/>\nagree that the Non-Compete Period, or Non-Interference Period, as applicable,<br \/>\nshall be tolled during any period of violation of any of the covenants in<br \/>\nSection 5 hereof and during any other period required for litigation during<br \/>\nwhich the Company or any other member of the Company Group seeks to enforce such<br \/>\ncovenants against me if it is ultimately determined that I was in breach of such<br \/>\ncovenants.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\" \" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"9%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Section 9.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong>Cooperation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>I agree that, following any termination of my employment, I will continue to<br \/>\nprovide reasonable cooperation to the Company and\/or any other member of the<br \/>\nCompany Group and its or their respective counsel in connection with any<br \/>\ninvestigation, administrative<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>proceeding, or litigation relating to any matter that occurred during my<br \/>\nemployment in which I was involved or of which I have knowledge. As a condition<br \/>\nof such cooperation, the Company shall reimburse me for reasonable out-of-pocket<br \/>\nexpenses incurred at the request of the Company with respect to my compliance<br \/>\nwith this paragraph. I also agree that, in the event that I am subpoenaed by any<br \/>\nperson or entity (including, but not limited to, any government agency) to give<br \/>\ntestimony or provide documents (in a deposition, court proceeding, or otherwise)<br \/>\nthat in any way relates to my employment by the Company and\/or any other member<br \/>\nof the Company Group, I will give prompt notice of such request to the Company<br \/>\nand will make no disclosure until the Company and\/or the other member of the<br \/>\nCompany Group has had a reasonable opportunity to contest the right of the<br \/>\nrequesting person or entity to such disclosure.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\" \" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"9%\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Section 10.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><strong>General Provisions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(a) <u>Governing Law and Jurisdiction<\/u>. EXCEPT WHERE PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL<br \/>\nLAW, THE VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION, CONSTRUCTION, AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS<br \/>\nNON-INTERFERENCE AGREEMENT IS GOVERNED BY AND IS TO BE CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS<br \/>\nOF THE STATE OF DELAWARE APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN<br \/>\nTHAT STATE, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES. ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM<br \/>\nARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NON-INTERFERENCE AGREEMENT OR CLAIM OF BREACH<br \/>\nHEREOF SHALL BE BROUGHT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE<br \/>\nSTATE OF DELAWARE, TO THE EXTENT FEDERAL JURISDICTION EXISTS, AND IN ANY COURT<br \/>\nSITTING IN DELAWARE, BUT ONLY IN THE EVENT FEDERAL JURISDICTION DOES NOT EXIST,<br \/>\nAND ANY APPLICABLE APPELLATE COURTS. BY EXECUTION OF THIS NON-INTERFERENCE<br \/>\nAGREEMENT, THE PARTIES HERETO, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, CONSENT TO THE<br \/>\nEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS, AND WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO CHALLENGE<br \/>\nJURISDICTION OR VENUE IN SUCH COURT WITH REGARD TO ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR<br \/>\nPROCEEDING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NON-INTERFERENCE AGREEMENT. EACH<br \/>\nPARTY TO THIS NON-INTERFERENCE AGREEMENT ALSO HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL<br \/>\nBY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING UNDER OR IN<br \/>\nCONNECTION WITH THIS NON-INTERFERENCE AGREEMENT.<\/p>\n<p>(b) <u>Entire Agreement<\/u>. This Non-Interference Agreement sets forth the<br \/>\nentire agreement and understanding between the Company and me relating to the<br \/>\nsubject matter herein and merges all prior discussions between us. No<br \/>\nmodification or amendment to this Non-Interference Agreement, nor any waiver of<br \/>\nany rights under this Non-Interference Agreement, will be effective unless in<br \/>\nwriting signed by the party to be charged. Any subsequent change or changes in<br \/>\nmy duties, obligations, rights, or compensation will not affect the validity or<br \/>\nscope of this Non-Interference Agreement.<\/p>\n<p>(c) <u>No Right of Continued Employment<\/u>. I acknowledge and agree that<br \/>\nnothing contained herein shall be construed as granting me any right to<br \/>\ncontinued employment by the Company, and the right of the Company to terminate<br \/>\nmy employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause, is<br \/>\nspecifically reserved.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>(d) <u>Successors and Assigns<\/u>. This Non-Interference Agreement will be<br \/>\nbinding upon my heirs, executors, administrators, and other legal<br \/>\nrepresentatives and will be for the benefit of the Company, its successors, and<br \/>\nits assigns. I expressly acknowledge and agree that this Non-Interference<br \/>\nAgreement may be assigned by the Company without my consent to any other member<br \/>\nof the Company Group as well as any purchaser of all or substantially all of the<br \/>\nassets or stock of the Company, whether by purchase, merger, or other similar<br \/>\ncorporate transaction, provided that the license granted pursuant to Section<br \/>\n2(a) may be assigned to any third party by the Company without my consent.<\/p>\n<p>(e) <u>Survival<\/u>. The provisions of this Non-Interference Agreement shall<br \/>\nsurvive the termination of my employment with the Company and\/or the assignment<br \/>\nof this Non-Interference Agreement by the Company to any successor in interest<br \/>\nor other assignee.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">* * *<\/p>\n<p>I, , have executed this Confidentiality, Non-Interference, and Invention<br \/>\nAssignment Agreement on the respective date set forth below:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" class=\" \" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"4%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\" valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\" valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"9%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\" valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Date:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>(Signature)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\">\n<p>(Type\/Print Name)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>SCHEDULE A <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>LIST OF PRIOR DEVELOPMENTS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>AND ORIGINAL WORKS OF AUTHORSHIP <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>EXCLUDED FROM SECTION 2 <\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; 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