Non-Disclosure Agreement

Kevin Prince
Registered Patent Agent

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Text of our current NDA: (Printable copy)

ON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT This Non-Disclosure Agreement, effective as of the date executed below, is between QuickPatents Inc. (identified above and herein referred to as QP) and the following individual, (herein after referred to as “INVENTOR”): INVENTOR is the owner of certain valuable rights and proprietary information (hereinafter referred to as “TECHNOLOGY”) such as trade secrets, system design, marketing plans, and other data, pertaining to: The information covered by this Agreement shall consist of that which is marked “CONFIDENTIAL” or “PROPRIETARY” or which would logically be considered confidential and/or proprietary in view of its relationship to the whole disclosure. QP is desirous of being informed of the details of the TECHNOLOGY of INVENTOR in order to accomplish the following PURPOSES: to provide intellectual property research and application services by QP. QP acknowledges that certain of the TECHNOLOGY will be made available to QP by INVENTOR and that QP will receive said TECHNOLOGY in confidence. Accordingly, INVENTOR and QP, in mutual consideration of their respective promises contained herein, agree as follows: INVENTOR, without granting a license or other rights of any kind, agrees to inform QP of the details of the INVENTOR TECHNOLOGY. QP agrees to receive the INVENTOR TECHNOLOGY in confidence; not to use the TECHNOLOGY in any manner other than for the above indicated purpose(s); not to disclose the TECHNOLOGY to any third parties without the express written consent of INVENTOR; and to return any proprietary physical property such as prototypes within one (1) week when requested by INVENTOR. QP agrees to protect the INVENTOR TECHNOLOGY with the same degree of care that QP normally uses in the protection of its own confidential and proprietary information, but in no case, less than reasonable care. QP shall not be bound hereunder as to any part of the INVENTOR TECHNOLOGY which is either in the possession of QP prior to the time that the TECHNOLOGY is revealed to QP; or is in the public domain at the time it is revealed to QP; or thereafter comes into the public domain through no fault of QP; or is lawfully acquired by QP from a third party. This Agreement shall terminate two (2) years from the date hereof, or upon a full public disclosure of the TECHNOLOGY by INVENTOR, or upon issuance of a U.S. patent on said TECHNOLOGY, whichever occurs first. If INVENTOR provides email addresses and/or fax numbers to QP, INVENTOR is consenting to communications between QP and INVENTOR thereby, and INVENTOR shall hold QP harmless in the event such communications are used or misused by any third party. This Agreement is the only agreement between the parties with regard to the above-identified TECHNOLOGY of INVENTOR and may not be modified except by written agreement executed by each party named herein. INVENTOR agrees to be subject to the personal jurisdiction of all courts within the State of California for purposes of this agreement, and this agreement shall be interpreted according to the laws of the State of California. INVENTOR agrees that electronic "SSignatures" of INVENTOR captured by the QP web-based system under which this request was made by INVENTOR shall constitute a legally binding signature. INVENTOR acknowledges responsibility to guard and protect the sign-in credentials that will be provided to INVENTOR by the QP web-based system from any third-party. INVENTOR warrants that no party other than himself will have access to the QP webbased system under the account of INVENTOR, and acknowledges that Internet IP addresses for all transactions will be stored in the system. INVENTOR agrees that telephonic communications with QP may be recorded and that all electronic and facsimile communications will be stored in QPs electronic communications systems archives. INVENTOR acknowledges the risks associated with sending emails to QP that are by nature unprotected and indemnifies QP against all claims arising from INVENTOR's choosing to use email or other electronic communications with QP. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create between the parties hereto a relationship of partnership, joint venture, or agency, and any such relationship must be created by separate agreement. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held invalid under the laws of the State of California, such invalidity shall not invalidate the entire Agreement, but the Agreement shall be construed as if not containing the particular provisions or provisions deemed to be invalid, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly. This Agreement shall be binding on the parties hereto, their successors, heirs, assigns, and personal representatives. In witness whereof the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of this ____ day of ________________. By: Kevin Prince, President, QP By: An important note about the Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) policy towards electronic signatures: The PTO allows inventors and patent practitioners to use "S-signatures," which is your name fixed between two forward slashes (see your S-Signature above). This has simplified the PTO's use of electronic and Internet-based communications, and simplifies the process of our obtaining your signatures for certain forms. Please understand that our web-based system will only output your SSignature when 1) you are logged into the system under your user name and secret password, and 2) you have overtly accepted the terms and conditions of whatever document you're being asked to sign. No one from our office will ever "accept" such documents on your behalf, nor will we manually type your SSignature. This policy is designed to guarantee that only you can cause your S-Signature to be applied to a document, even though technically it is our web-based system that prepares these documents. If you are uncomfortable with using S-Signatures, please notify our office that you would like to manually sign documents instead of using S-Signatures, and do not use the QP web-based system. Understand that this will likely delay the time frames that we can prepare documents for filing at the PTO. If you have questions about S-Signatures, please let us know. Dashboard My Account Admin Logged in as kevin@quickpatents.com - Logout Request an NDA How to request a Non-Disclosure Agreement from us A non-disclosure agreement is where I and those who work for me promise to treat your confidential invention information as a secret. We have a standard agreement, which you can request below, or a .pdf version that you can print-out yourself, sign, and fax or mail to us for signature. Alternately, you may email or fax us your own NDA for us to review. To see our address, fax number, or email address, see our Contact Us page. Text of our current NDA: (Live View | PDF ) Kevin Prince Registered Patent Agent Complete the following: First name: Kevin Change name/email address Middle name: Last name: Prince Email: kevin@quickpatents.com Mailing Address - Update my mailing address. Company (if any): Address Line 1: Phone: Address Line 2: Fax: City: Mobile: State/Province/Region: Zip/Postal Code: Citizenship: select Invention Title: You do not have to disclose the "secret" or "key innovative concept" in your title. Use a generic title that will allow identification of your particular invention once it becomes patented. (40 character max) For example, instead of using a title such as "Combination Golf Glove and Divot Repair Tool" you might say just "Golf Glove." Terms of Service: Do you agree to the terms of the non-disclosure agreement above (type "yes")? © 2011 QuickPatents Incorporated. All rights reserved.