Confidentiality Agreement
(with Inventions Assignment)


Summary

This non-jurisdictional template is a confidentiality agreement for a prospective employee that contains confidential and proprietary information covenants and provisions commonly found in confidential information and non-disclosure agreements and invention assignment agreements. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate clauses. This template is the template for our state Confidentiality Agreements (with Inventions Assignment) and has not been tailored for any jurisdiction. Use this template alone or customize it for one or more jurisdictions. The confidentiality agreement (also known as a non-disclosure agreement) contains an acknowledgment by the employee of the confidential nature of the company's proprietary information, including technical information (such as know-how, processes and designs) and business information (such as business plans, financial data and supplier, and customer information). The employee is obligated, during and after the ...