topic How are ya'll handling NDA's for sub-contracted projects? in Inventor Forum

How are ya'll handling NDA's for sub-contracted projects?

chris — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:32:46 GMT

This is a general question of how ya'll are handling NDA's for sub-contracted projects where the client is broadly listing that all parts, assemblies and drawings, including all aspects of those files, codes, sketches, profiles, spreadsheets, parameters, know-how, techniques, formulas, specifications, programs, materials, directly or indirectly and without limitation are to be considered Confidential and by way are classified as sole proprietary property of the client.

I tried to explain to the client that the data that creates the parts, assemblies and drawings can not be claims as their own, however the finished part, assembly and drawing files can.

Have any of you dealt with this type all encompassing NDA or is this just generically over bearing?

Re: How are ya'll handling NDA's for sub-contracted projects?

NigelHay — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:25:41 GMT

That sounds a bit over the top. I can see how anything you design as part of their contract can be intellectually theirs but if for instance, the design incorporates a motor or something from a 3rd party, they can't claim that it is their sole proprietary property. We deal with Space & defence contracts & I have never seen anything that inclusive.

Re: How are ya'll handling NDA's for sub-contracted projects?

kacper.suchomski — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:56:31 GMT

In the NDA agreement, I always have a point that says what is not confidential information. And there are listed all the types of information that are publicly available or that I knew before this cooperation.

I understand that using a bearing from a special library in a given project may be confidential information, but they cannot prohibit you from further use of this bearing library.

Not everyone understands such aspects, so it is good to have such points; sometimes it requires negotiation and explanation so that the client understands all the intricacies.