Non-Disclosure & Confidentiality Agreement

1. Parties & purpose

This Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement is between the firm or individual placing an order (the Disclosing Party) and Menteso, Inc., operating as Patent Drawing Experts (the Service Provider).

The purpose of this agreement is to protect confidential information and intellectual property disclosed by the Disclosing Party, including information belonging to the Disclosing Party’s clients, during the parties’ business relationship.

2. Confidential information

Confidential information includes protectable proprietary information shared in connection with the services. It may include:

• Invention disclosures, technical data, sketches, patent drawings, blueprints, designs and draft applications.
• Methods, processes, formulae, compositions, systems, techniques, inventions, machines, software and research projects.
• Information relating to patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights and trade secrets.
• Business data, customer lists, pricing, sources of supply, financial records, marketing strategies, production plans and merchandising systems.

3. Confidentiality & return of materials

3.1 Non-disclosure. During and after the provision of services, the Service Provider agrees not to disclose or divulge the intellectual property, confidential information or proprietary data of the Disclosing Party or its clients to third parties, except to employees, contractors and subsidiaries with a need to know for tasks directly related to the services provided.

3.2 Return of materials. Upon termination of the engagement, the Service Provider shall promptly return all documents and property belonging to the Disclosing Party or its clients, including drawings, blueprints, reports, manuals, correspondence, customer lists, computer programs and other materials, together with any copies. The Service Provider agrees not to retain copies, notes or abstracts of those materials.

4. Legal remedies

The Disclosing Party reserves the right to notify third parties of the existence of this agreement and is entitled to seek full injunctive relief and any other available legal remedies in the event of a breach.

5. Binding effect

This agreement is binding upon the Service Provider, its representatives and successors in interest, and benefits the Disclosing Party, its successors and assigns.

6. Acceptance & execution

This agreement is deemed accepted and signed by both parties on the day the Disclosing Party checks the box confirming agreement to these terms. By checking that box, the Disclosing Party acknowledges and accepts this Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement.

Reading this page does not itself record a checkbox acceptance. If you require a separately signed NDA or your organization has its own confidentiality form, contact us before sharing project materials to arrange review and execution.