General Contract Clauses: Confidentiality Agreement Clauses After the Defend Trade Secrets Act | Practical Law

General Contract Clauses: Confidentiality Agreement Clauses After the Defend Trade Secrets Act | Practical Law

A Standard Clause for use in a confidentiality agreement (CA), also known as a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) or a confidential disclosure agreement (CDA), drafted after the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA). This Standard Clause includes provisions commonly used in business-to-business transactions with drafting notes addressing possible implications of the DTSA. This Standard Clause has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting and negotiating tips.

General Contract Clauses: Confidentiality Agreement Clauses After the Defend Trade Secrets Act

by Charles R. Macedo, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP, with Practical Law Commercial Transactions
The author acknowledges with appreciation the contributions of Michael Sebba to the original version of this Standard Clause, and David Goldberg, Olivia Harris, and Christopher Lisiewski, who assisted with research and revisions to this Standard Clause.
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A Standard Clause for use in a confidentiality agreement (CA), also known as a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) or a confidential disclosure agreement (CDA), drafted after the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA). This Standard Clause includes provisions commonly used in business-to-business transactions with drafting notes addressing possible implications of the DTSA. This Standard Clause has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting and negotiating tips.