Typically, the providing institution or company will supply JHU with an MTA for signature. Alternatively, the agreement below may be used provided that it is acceptable to the providing institution. In either case, these agreements must be reviewed and signed by an authorized representative of both JHU and the providing institution or company. HHMI employees at JHU should continue to use the MTA forms provided by HHMI's counsel. Often JHU faculty will find it desirable to discuss confidential information with another party.
Confidential information can be unpublished data, research proposals, or patent applications.
The disclosure of such information may be necessary for two parties to evaluate whether or not they want to collaborate. Similarly, companies who may be interested in taking a license to a patent or sponsoring research will want to review confidential patent applications or unpublished research data. Similarly, companies will ask JHU to sign an NDA when disclosing confidential information to JHU faculty. OTL has drafted two NDAs for use by JHU faculty when receiving or disclosing confidential information. The Unilateral Universal Non-Disclosure Agreement is used when only one party is disclosing the confidential information.