definiens: shall mean all information disclosed hereunder in writing and identified as being confidential or, if disclosed orally, visuall y or through some other media, is identified as con fidential at the time of disclosure, except any portion thereof whic h : ( a ) is known to the recipient at the time of the di sclosure, without restriction, as evidenced by its written records or other competent evidence ; ( b ) is disclosed to the recipient by a third person lawfully in possession of such information and not under an obligation of nondisclosure ; ( c ) is or becomes patented, published or otherwise part of the general public domain through no fault of the recipient ; ( d ) is developed by or for the recipient independen tly of Confidential Information disclosed hereunder as evidenced by the recipient ’s written records or oth er competent evidence ; or ( e ) is required by law to be disclosed by the recip ient, but only to the extent required and only for that limited purpose, and provided that the recipient gi ves the other party hereto prompt notice of such le gal requirement such that such other party shall have t he opportunity to apply for confidential treatment of such Confidential Information