ACCELERATEDCONFIDENTIAL DISCLOSUREAGREEMENT
-CRO Version
FORM: OGC-SC743
CTSA’s Accelerated Confidential Disclosure Agreement – CRO Version: 07.21.15
Form Date: 09.09.15
Revision Date: 09.09.15
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ThisACCELERATEDCONFIDENTIALDISCLOSUREAGREEMENT(the“Agreement”)ismade byandbetween:
The Regents of the University of Minnesota,anon-profit,educational,researchandhealthcareuniversity(“University”)withanaddressof{UNIVERSITYADDRESS}
and
,acorporationhavingitsprincipalplaceofbusinessat(“CRO”).
CROandUniversity are hereinreferred to collectivelyas “Parties.”Individually, eachofCROandUniversity isa “Party.”
WHEREAS, CROhas been engagedby(the “Sponsor”) toarrangeandadministeramulti-centerclinicaltrialfundedbySponsortodeterminethesafetyandefficacyof Sponsor’sproduct;
WHEREAS,CRO,onbehalfofSponsor,isseekingtoidentifypotentialinvestigativesitesforastudyrelatingto{INSERTNAMEOFDISEASEORDRUG/DEVICEBEINGSTUDIED}pursuanttoProtocol{INSERTPROTOCOLTITLEAND/ORNUMBER}(the“Study”),andUniversitydesirestoreviewinformationabouttheStudyonbehalfof inordertodeterminewhetheritwouldbeinterestedinparticipatingintheStudy (“Purpose”);and
WHEREAS,inconsiderationfortheopportunitytobeconsideredasaninvestigativesite,UniversityiswillingtoreceivetheConfidentialInformationsubjecttothetermsandconditionssetforthbelow.
NOW,THEREFORE,inconsiderationofthebenefitssetforthherein,thePartiesherebyagreeasfollows:
1)“ConfidentialInformation”referstoinformationofanykindwhichisdisclosedtotheUniversitybySponsorand/orCROonbehalfofSponsortoevaluatethePurposewhich:
a)byappropriatemarking,isidentifiedasconfidentialandproprietaryatthetimeofdisclosure;or
b)ifdisclosedorally,isidentifiedinamarkedwritingwithinthirty(30)daysasbeingconfidential.
Sponsorand/orCROonbehalfofSponsorwillmakereasonableeffortstomark ConfidentialInformationasstatedin(a)and(b) above.However,totheextentsuchmarkingisnotpracticable,then intheabsenceofwrittenmarkings,informationdisclosed(writtenorverbal)that areasonablepersonfamiliarwiththeStudywouldconsiderittobeconfidentialorproprietaryfromthecontextorcircumstancesofdisclosureshallbe deemedassuch.
Universityagrees,foraperiodoffive(5)yearsfromtheeffectivedate statedbelow, tousereasonableefforts,nolessthantheprotectiongiventheirownconfidentialinformation,touseConfidentialInformationreceivedfromSponsorand/orCROonbehalfofSponsorinaccordancewiththisSection.
UniversityagreestouseConfidentialInformationsolelyasallowedbythisAgreement.UniversityagreestomakeConfidentialInformationavailableonlytothosepersonnelwhorequireaccesstoittoevaluatethePurposeandtoinformsuchpersonneloftheconfidentialnatureofsuchinformationandtheobligationofconfidentialitytowhichtheyarebound.
2)The obligationof nondisclosuredoesnotapplywith respecttoanyof theConfidentialInformationthat:
a)isorbecomespublicknowledgethroughnobreachofthisAgreementbyUniversity;
b)isdisclosedtoUniversitybyathirdpartyentitledtodisclosesuchinformationwithoutknownobligationofconfidentiality;
c)isalreadyknownorisindependentlydevelopedbyUniversitywithoutuseofConfidentialInformationasshownbyUniversity´scontemporaneouswrittenrecords;
d)isreleasedwiththepriorwrittenconsentoftheSponsor.
3)UniversitymaydiscloseConfidentialInformationtotheextentthatitisrequiredtobeproducedpursuanttoarequirementofapplicablelaw,IRB, governmentagency,an orderofacourtofcompetentjurisdiction,orafaciallyvalidadministrative,Congressional,orothersubpoena,providedthatUniversity,subjecttotherequirement,order,orsubpoena,promptlynotifiesSponsor.Totheextentallowedunderapplicablelaw,Sponsormayseektolimitthescopeofsuchdisclosureand/orseektoobtainaprotectiveorder.UniversitywilldiscloseonlytheminimumamountofConfidentialInformationnecessarytocomplywithlaw,orcourtorderasadvisedbyUniversity’slegalcounsel.
4)Nolicenseorotherrightiscreatedorgrantedhereby,exceptthespecificrightto usetheConfidentialInformationunderthetermsofthisAgreement,norshallanylicense orotherrightwithrespecttothesubjectmatterhereofbecreatedorgrantedexceptbythepriorwrittenagreementofthePartiesdulysignedbytheirauthorizedrepresentatives.
5)UponSponsor’sand/or CRO’swrittenrequest, Universityagrees toreturnallConfidentialInformationsuppliedtoitbySponsorand/orCROonbehalfofSponsorpursuanttothisAgreementexceptthatUniversity mayretainsuchConfidentialInformationinasecurelocationforpurposesofidentifyingandsatisfyingitsobligationsandexercisingitsrightsunderthisAgreement.
6)NeitherUniversity,CRO, norSponsormayusethename,trademark,logo,symbol,orotherimageortradenameoftheotherPartyoritsemployeesandagentsinanyadvertisement,promotion,orotherformofpublicityornewsreleaseorthatinanywayimpliesendorsementwithoutthepriorwrittenconsentofanauthorizedrepresentativeoftheotherpartywhosenameisbeingused.Suchapprovalwillnotbeunreasonablywithheld.
7)ThisAgreementmaybeexecutedinanynumberofcounterparts,eachofwhichshallbeanoriginalandallofwhichtogethershallconstituteoneandthesamedocument,andisbindingonallPartiesnotwithstandingthateachofthePartiesmayhavesigneddifferentcounterparts.Scannedcopiesofsignaturesorelectronicimagesofsignaturesshallbeconsideredoriginalsignatureunlessprohibitedbyapplicablelaw.
8)ThisAgreementshallexpireone(1)yearfromtheeffectivedate ofthis Agreement.
9)ThiswrittenAgreementconstitutestheentireagreementbetweenthePartiesconcerningthesubjectmatter,andsupersedesallotherorprioragreementsorunderstandings,whetherwrittenororal,withrespecttothatsubjectmatter.AnychangesmadetothetermsorconditionscitedinthisAgreementrequirethewrittenapprovalofeachParty'sauthorizedrepresentative.
TheauthorizedrepresentativesofthePartieshavesignedthisAgreementeffectiveasofthedatelastsignedbelow:
Regents of the University of MinnesotaBy:
Name:
Title:
Dated: / By:
Name:
Title:
Dated:
READANDACKNOWLEDGED
By:
Name:
Title:Principal Investigator
Dated:
FORM: OGC-SC743
CTSA’s Accelerated Confidential Disclosure Agreement – CRO Version: 07.21.15
Form Date: 09.09.15
Revision Date: 09.09.15
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