CONFIDENTIALITY AND ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT This agreement is made and entered into this 7 day of September 2006, by and between Mr.DallasMyers of Featherlite Innovations, Inc., DBA DALACO, Myers Poured Walls and/or Tuf-N-Lite, a corporation under the laws of the State of Ohio (hereinafter collectively called “Featherlite”) and the undersigned “Party”. IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT:
Featherlite has developed or acquired and uses certain commercially valuable Confidential Information, as hereinafter defined, and will develop or acquire in the future new Confidential Information. The success and continued growth of Featherlite depends to a substantial degree upon the protection of this Confidential Information.
Party is or may be engaged by Featherlite in a position of trust and confidence in which Party may use, observe, or obtain Confidential Information. In addition, as the result of Party’s duties or evaluations, Party may be provided with information, facilities and equipment.
The purpose of this agreement is to permit Featherlite to protect its rights in Confidential Information and obtain the benefit of certain discoveries, inventions, improvements, innovations and concepts developed, in whole or in part, with Party.
With these understandings, in consideration of the opportunity to evaluate, use, develop, and/or have access to certain Confidential Information, and as a condition to such disclosures by Featherlite, Party and Featherlite hereby agree as follows:
1. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
A.For purposes of this agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean methods, processes, techniques, formulae, designs, equipment, research data, marketing and sales information, personnel data, customer lists, supplier lists, financial data, plans and all other information, know-how and trade secrets of Featherlite, or its subsidiaries or affiliated companies, which have not been published or disclosed to the general public. It shall also include any such similar information of any third party with respect to which Featherlite has undertaken an obligation of secrecy.
B.Party shall not, without first obtaining the written consent from
Featherlite, during the term of this agreement or of any time thereafter, use in any way for the benefit of Party or others, or disclose to others, any Confidential Information obtained from Featherlite.
C. Confidential Information does not include, however, any
Information which Party can demonstrate:
1.is now, or hereafter becomes, through no act or
failure to act on the part of Party, generally known or available to the public;
2.was known by Party, as evidenced by a dated writing
prior to receipt of such information from Featherlite;
3.is hereafter rightfully obtained by Party from a third
party without breach of any obligation to Featherlite; or
4.is independently developed by Party without use of or
reference to the Confidential Information of Featherlite;
2.RETURN OF MATERIALS
All memoranda, notes, records, photographs, drawings, blueprints, manuals, plans, paper, or other documents or things made or compiled by or made available to Party by Featherlite and any copies or abstracts thereof, and any samples, prototypes, products, machinery, equipment, or other property of Featherlite, whether or not any of the foregoing shall contain or embody any Confidential Information, are and shall be the property of Featherlite and shall be delivered to Featherlite by Party immediately upon any request therefore by Featherlite.
3.ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS
The parties acknowledge that: (a) Featherlite is a developer and/or manufacturer of poured concrete products and related components; and (b) Featherlite and Party intend to work together using Party’s materials, tooling and technology in the development and/or manufacture of Featherlite’ products. The parties agree that any “ideas” generated as a result of their work together which include, derive from, require, or are based upon, at least in part, Featherlite’ Confidential Information shall become the property of Featherlite and any ideas which are generated without the benefit, assistance, motivation or requirement of Featherlite’ Confidential Information shall become the property of Party. Ideas shall include, but not be limited to, developments, design changes, formula changes, results, data, work product or other information. Each party agrees to assign to the other all their rights in such ideas which are by this Agreement the other party’s property, and to cooperate with the other party in securing title to and any available patent or other protection for such ideas.
4.GENERAL PROVISIONS
A.It is understood that either Featherlite or Party may terminate any relationship between them at any time.
B.The confidentiality and assignment obligations under this agreement shall survive the termination of engagement.
C.If any provision or provisions of this agreement shall be held to be unenforceable by any court, the remaining provisions shall be unaffected and shall continue in full force and effect.
D.This agreement is for the benefit of and shall be binding upon Featherlite, its successors and assigns, and Party and Party’s successors, assigns, and personal representatives.
E.Party further agrees that a violation of this Agreement will be grounds for injunctive relief against Party as well as grounds for damages.
F.This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State ofOhioand construed as if jointly written.
By my signature below, I acknowledge, that I have read and understood the Featherlite confidentiality and assignment agreement, and that I agree fully to its terms. I further understand and acknowledge that this agreement cannot be changed or modified by any oral representations or statements, and that its written terms shall be the sole agreement between Featherlite and Party with respect to its subject matter.
FEATHERLITE INNOVATIONS, PARTY
INC., DBA DALACO, TUF-N-LITE,
MYERS POURED WALLS _______________________
Name(Print)
________________________ _______________________
DallasE. Myers Signature
________________________ _______________________
Date Date
保密义务协议
此协议由受美国俄亥俄州法律管辖的Featherlite Innovations, Inc., DBA DALACO, Myers Poured Walls and/or Tuf-N-Lite公司的DallasMyers先生(以下统称FEATHERLITE)和下列签名的”PARTY"签定.双方理解并认可下列事项:
FEATHERLITE已开发,获得并使用了一定的带商业价值的机密信息(在下文中将做详细说明),而且未来还将开发或获得新的机密信息.FEATHERLITE的成功和持续成长依赖于对这些商业信息的切实保护.
FEATHERLITE基于信任和相信,与*PARTY" 有某种约定(合作),PARTY因此会使用,看到或得到机密信息.另外,因为其职责所在或需要报价,PARTY或许会被提供信息,设施和设备.
此协议的目的是允许FEATHELITE保护其机密信息的权利,并从PARTY得到某些发现,发明,提高,创新和观念发展等方面全部或部分的利益.
基于上述理解，考虑到PARTY报价、使用、开发，会有机会接触这些机密信息，作为FEATHERLITE提供这些机密信息的一个条件，PARTY和EATHERLITE在此同意如下:
1.机密信息
A.本协议的目的：机密信息意谓FEATHERLITE或其分公司、关联公司的方法，程序，技术，公式，设计，设备，研究数据，市场营销信息，职员数据，客户名单，供应商名单，财金数据，计划和其他信息，专有技术和贸易秘密等等,这些秘密还没有公开出版或向大众公开.也包括一些FEATHERLITE有义务保密的第三方的类似信息.
B.PARTY在买没有得到FEATHERLITE的书面同意前,在此协议期间或以后,不得使用或向其他人泄露从FEATHERLITE得到的机密信息来为其自身或他人谋取利益
C.然而机密信息不包括PARTY自身能够提供举证的下列信息:
1.现在和今后,非PARTY过错或任何责任所致，已为公众所知道或可得到;
2. PARTY 可以提供署有日期的书面证明,从FEATHERLITE 得到这些信息前, 已了解这些信息;
3.今后从第三方以正当途径获得,并且未违反对FEATHERLITE的相关义务;或
4.PARTY独立的研发,并且未使用或参考FEATHERLITE的机密信息
2.材料的归还
FEATHERLITE提供给PARTY的所有备忘录,笔记,记录,照片,图纸,蓝图,手册,计划,论文或其他文件,制做或汇编的东西.以及上述的复印件或摘要,和FEATHERLITE的任何样品,模型,产品,机器,设备或其他财产,无论是否包括在上述里面,都将构成或包含任何机密信息,都是FEATHERLITE的财产,在FEATHERLITE有要求时,必须立即归还FEATHERLITE。
3.ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS权益分配
PARTY承认：(a) FEATHERLITE是POURED CONCRETE产品及附件的开发者和/或制造商(b) FEATHERLETE和PARTY计划一起工作,使用PARTY的材料,工具和技术开发和/或制造FEATHERLITE的产品.双方同意,从双方共同的工作中得到的任何的IDEAS(观念),如果包括,衍生于,或需要使用,或基于,至少一部分是来自于FEATHERLITE的机密信息,都将是FEATHERLITE的财产.任何没有受益于FEATHERLITE的机密信息,或未得其帮助或启发或应用而产生的IDEA(观念)将成为PARTY的财产.IDEAS(观念) 将包括但不限于发展,设计更新,公式更新,结果,数据,工作,产品或其他信息.每方都同意将按照此协议归属于另一方的IDEAS(观念)的权利分给另一方,并且和另一方合作保护这些IDEAS的权利和任何其他可能的专利或其他利益
4.一般条款
A.FEATHERLITE或PARTY都有权在任何时候结束双方的任何关系.
B.此协议下的保密及权益并不因协议的终止而终止.
C.如果此协议的任何规定因法院判决无效,其余条款不受影响,仍继续有全部的效力和约束力.
D.此协议是为了FEATHERLITE及其继承人和所得者的利益, 并将约束FEATHERLITE及其继承人和所得者,还约束PARTY及其继承人,和所得者及法人代表.
E.PARTY进一步同意,违反此协议将是明令禁止的,而且要赔偿一切损失.
F.此协议受俄亥俄州法律管辖并解释.
通过我下列签字,我承认,我已经阅读并理解FEATHERLITE的保密和义务协议,我完全同意其条款.
而且我理解并承认,此协议不能通过任何口头陈述或表达做变动或更改, 其书面条款是FEATHERLITE和PARTY关于标题事项的唯一协议。
