Trade Secrets. Any trade secret (as defined by law) developed by Executive during Executive’s period of employment with the Company shall belong to the Company if it: # involved the use of working time; # involved the use of Company equipment, supplies, facilities, trade secrets or Protected Information; # at the time conceived or first reduced to practice, related to the Company’s current or planned business activities; or # resulted from work performed for the Company. Executive assigns and agrees to assign to the Company all rights in all Company Trade Secrets (as just described) and any patent rights arising therefrom.

Trade Secrets. The Employee understands that, pursuant to the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, the Employee shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that # is made # in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and # solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.

Trade Secrets. The parties specifically acknowledge that 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) provides: “An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(A) is made—(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and # solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.” Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Accordingly, notwithstanding anything [[Organization A:Organization]] contrary in the foregoing, the Parties have the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal, state, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. If the Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation against the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Employee may disclose the Company’s trade secrets [[Organization A:Organization]] Employee’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the Employee first files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

Trade Secrets. The parties specifically acknowledge that 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) provides: “An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(A) is made—(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and # solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.” Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Accordingly, notwithstanding anything [[Organization A:Organization]] contrary in the foregoing, the Parties have the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal, state, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. If the Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation against the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Employee may disclose the Company’s trade secrets [[Organization A:Organization]] Employee’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the Employee first files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

Trade Secrets. During the course of Executive's employment, Executive will have access to various trade secrets, confidential information and inventions of Company as defined below.

Trade Secrets. The parties specifically acknowledge that 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) provides: “An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(A) is made—(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and # solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.” Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Accordingly, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Parties have the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal, state, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. If the Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation against the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Employee may disclose the Company’s trade secrets to the Employee’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the Employee first files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

Trade Secrets. The parties specifically acknowledge that 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) provides: “An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that—(A) is made—(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and # solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or # is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.” Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). Accordingly, notwithstanding anything [[Organization A:Organization]] contrary in the foregoing, the Parties have the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal, state, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. If the Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation against the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Employee may disclose the Company’s trade secrets [[Organization A:Organization]] Employee’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the Employee first files any document containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

common law and statutory trade secrets and all other confidential or proprietary or useful information and all know-how obtained by or used in or contemplated at any time for use in the business of the Company (all of the foregoing being collectively called a “Trade Secret”), whether or not such Trade Secret has been reduced to a writing or other tangible form, including all documents and things embodying, incorporating or referring in any way to such Trade Secret, all Trade Secret licenses, and including the right to sue for and to enjoin and to collect damages for the actual or threatened misappropriation of any Trade Secret and for the breach or enforcement of any such Trade Secret license.

Trade Secrets. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and at all times after the date hereof, other than for the benefit of [[Purchaser:Organization]] and, after the Closing Date, other than for the benefit of [[Purchaser:Organization]], the Undersigned shall make no use of the Trade Secrets, or any other part thereof, for the benefit of any other Person.

TRADE SECRETS/DEFEND TRADE SECRETS ACT. Nothing in this Agreement diminishes or limits any protection granted by law to trade secrets or relieves Executive of any duty not to disclose, use, or misappropriate any information that is a trade secret, for as long as such information remains a trade secret. Additionally, nothing in this Agreement is intended to discourage Executive from reporting any theft of trade secrets to the appropriate government official pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) or other applicable state or federal law. Additionally, under the DTSA, a trade secret may be disclosed to report a suspected violation of law and/or in an anti-retaliation lawsuit, as follows: