definiens: means any conf idential information, trade secrets, know how and any other information relating to any research project, work in process, future developmen t, scientific engineering, manufacturing, marketing, business plan, fi nancial or personnel matter relating to either Party, whether under the Collaborative Agreement or this Agreement, such Party 's present or fut ure products, sales suppliers, customers, employees, investors or business, whether in oral, written, graphic or electronic form . Confid ential Information shall not include : * CON FIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED 17 18 ( a ) information already known to the receiv ing Party, other than under an obligation of confidentiality, at the ti me of disclosure by the other Party ; ( b ) information generally available to the public or otherwise part of the public domain at the time of its disclo sure to the other Party, ( c ) information that became generally avail able to the public or otherwise part of the public domain after i ts disclosure and other than through any act or omission of the receivin g Party in breach of this Agreement ; ( d ) information disclosed to the receiving Party, other than under in obligation of confidentiality, by a Third P arty who had no obligation to the other Party not to disclose such inform ation to others