In consideration of my appointment to the Advisory Board by Artificial Life, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any of its predecessors, successors or subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company"), and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, I agree as follows:
CONFIDENTIALITY
I understand that the Company continually obtains and develops valuable proprietary and confidential information concerning its business, business relationships and financial affairs (the "Confidential Information") which maybe come known to me in connection with my services as an advisor. By way of illustration, but not limitation, Confidential Information may include Inventions (as hereafter defined), trade secrets, technical information, know-how, research and development activities of the Company, product and marketing plans, customer and supplier information and information disclosed to the Company or to me by third parties of a proprietary or confidential nature or under an obligation of confidence. Confidential Information is contained in various media, including without limitation, patent applications, computer programs in object and/or source code, flow charts and other program documentation, manuals, plans, drawings, designs, technical specifications, laboratory notebooks, supplier and customer lists, internal financial data and other documents and records of the Company. Confidential Information also includes any knowledge of developments, ways of business, etc., which may in themselves be generally known but whose use by the Company is not generally known.
I acknowledge that all Confidential Information, whether or not in writing and whether or not labelled or identified as confidential or proprietary, is and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company or the third party providing such information to me or the Company. I agree that during the term of my services as an advisor and thereafter, I shall use, publish and disclose Confidential Information only in the performance of my duties for the Company and in accordance with Company policy with respect to the protection of Confidential Information. I agree not to use or disclose such Confidential Information for my own benefit or for the benefit of any other person or business entity.
I agree to exercise my best efforts to protect the confidentiality of Confidential Information in my possession. Upon the termination of my status as an advisor, or at any time upon the Company's request, I shall return immediately to the Company any and all materials containing any Confidential Information then in my possession or under my control.
Confidential Information shall not include information which (a) is or becomes generally known within the Company's industry through no fault of mine; (b) was known to me at the time it was disclosed as evidenced by my written records at the time of disclosure; (c) is lawfully and in good faith made available to me by a third party who did not derive it from the Company and who imposes no obligation of confidence on me; or (d) is required to be disclosed by a governmental authority or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, provided that such disclosure is subject to all applicable governmental or judicial protection available for like material and reasonable advance notice is given to the Company.
ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS
I agree promptly to disclose to the Company any and all ideas, concepts, discoveries, inventions, developments, original works of authorship, software programs, software and systems documentation, trade secrets, technical data and know-how that are conceived, devised, invented, developed or reduced to practice or tangible medium by me, under my direction or jointly with others during any period that I am retained or engaged by the Company, whether or not during normal working hours or on the premises of the Company, which relate, directly or indirectly, to the business of the Company and arise out of my status as an advisor to the Company (collectively, "Inventions").
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