Document ID: 10677

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(f) Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 . The Executive understands that pursuant to the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 , the Executive 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.

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Tokenized Text:
(
f
)
Defend
Trade
Secrets
Act
of
2016
.
The
Executive
understands
that
pursuant
to
the
federal
Defend
Trade
Secrets
Act
of
2016
,
the
Executive
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
.