Document ID: 15072

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(b)Trade Secrets. The parties specifically acknowledge that 18 U.S.C. 1833 (b) provides: An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that(A) is made(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii)solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B)is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict with 18 U.S.C. 1833 (b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. 1833 (b). Accordingly, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the parties to this Agreement have the right to disclose in confidence trade secrets to federal, state, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law

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Tokenized Text:
(
b
)
Trade
Secrets
.
The
parties
specifically
acknowledge
that
18
U
.
S
.
C
.
1833
(
b
)
provides
:
An
individual
shall
not
be
held
criminally
or
civilly
liable
under
any
Federal
or
State
trade
secret
law
for
the
disclosure
of
a
trade
secret
that
(
A
)
is
made
(
i
)
in
confidence
to
a
Federal
,
State
,
or
local
government
official
,
either
directly
or
indirectly
,
or
to
an
attorney
;
and
(
ii
)
solely
for
the
purpose
of
reporting
or
investigating
a
suspected
violation
of
law
;
or
(
B
)
is
made
in
a
complaint
or
other
document
filed
in
a
lawsuit
or
other
proceeding
,
if
such
filing
is
made
under
seal
.
Nothing
in
this
Agreement
is
intended
to
conflict
with
18
U
.
S
.
C
.
1833
(
b
)
or
create
liability
for
disclosures
of
trade
secrets
that
are
expressly
allowed
by
18
U
.
S
.
C
.
1833
(
b
)
.
Accordingly
,
notwithstanding
anything
to
the
contrary
in
the
foregoing
,
the
parties
to
this
Agreement
have
the
right
to
disclose
in
confidence
trade
secrets
to
federal
,
state
,
and
local
government
officials
,
or
to
an
attorney
,
for
the
sole
purpose
of
reporting
or
investigating
a
suspected
violation
of
law