definiens: means any and all technical, business andother information and materials disclosed by or on behalf of such party tothe other party pursuant to this Agreement or during discussions leadingto this Agreement, except to the extent that the receiving party can provideevidence that such information:(a ) is known to the receiving party prior to its disclosure by thedisclosing party ; or(b ) is obtained by the receiving party from a source other than thedisclosing party which source ( i ) did not require the receiving partyto hold such information in confidence ; or ( Ii ) did not limit or restrictthe receiving party 's use thereof, or.(c ) has become public knowledge otherwise than through the fault ofthe receiving party ; or(d ) has been developed by the receiving party independently of theinformation received from the disclosing party as shown by thereceiving party 's written recordS ; or(e ) is required to be disclosed by the receiving party by law or for thepurpose of complying with governmental regulations and/or theobligations of the receiving party to a licensing or regulatoryauthority in connection with this Agreement