Dear list,

I'm curious and I'd like to know how some of you negotiate
non-disclosure agreements and mutual non-disclosure agreements. Who
is the authorized signatory on non-disclosure/mutual non-disclosure
agreements at your institution, the PI or the University?

I know the designated signatory for non-disclosure agreements varies
from institution to institution, but I'd like to have some REASONS
WHY some institutions require the University to sign and some
institutions require the PI to sign. I even want the "historical
mission" arguments, legal arguments, whatever.

How do you manage proprietary information covered under
confidentiality clauses/agreements ?

Thanks,

Tim

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Timothy N. Atkinson
Sponsored Programs Administrator
Sponsored Programs Administration
Mississippi State University
Box 6156, 305 Bowen Hall
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: 601-325-7396
FAX:   601-325-3803
xxxxxx@spa.msstate.edu

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"When everything seems to be set to show me off as intelligent,
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