{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-ts","path":"/blog-bite-the-question-answered-by-the-mondaq-article-is-what-are-some-steps-i-should-take-before-signing-a-confidentiality-agreement/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"Clausehound Blog","author":"Joshua Koudys"}},"markdownRemark":{"id":"e6893623-a8b0-5ec0-b943-5dc059a074c0","excerpt":"This article posted to our partner site Mondaq.com cautions against reflexively signing a confidentiality agreement - there are many potential downsides to…","html":"<p><a href=\"http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/698462/Trademark/Top+10+List+Of+Basic+Dos+And+Donts+For+IP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">This article posted to our partner site Mondaq.com</a> cautions against reflexively signing a confidentiality agreement - there are many potential downsides to <em>blindly signing</em> any agreement. </p>\n<p>The author proposes <strong>one-on-one meetings</strong> with the with the other party to discuss whether you need an NDA, and if so, what the NDA should cover.</p>","frontmatter":{"title":"Blog Bite: What are some steps I should take before signing a confidentiality agreement?","date":"June 11, 2018","description":"This article cautions against reflexively signing a confidentiality agreement - there are many potential downsides to blindly signing any agreement.","author":{"id":"cmcivor@cobaltcounsel.com","first":"Chris","last":"McIvor","bio":null,"image":null},"tags":["Confidentiality","Confidentiality Agreement","cmcivor"]}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"/blog-bite-the-question-answered-by-the-mondaq-article-is-what-are-some-steps-i-should-take-before-signing-a-confidentiality-agreement/","previous":{"fields":{"slug":"/blog-bite-how-are-standstill-provisions-useful-for-hostile-takeovers-and-confidentiality-agreements/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Blog Bite: How are standstill provisions useful for hostile takeovers and confidentiality agreements?","tags":["Confidentiality","Confidentiality Agreement","cmcivor"],"author":{"id":"cmcivor@cobaltcounsel.com","first":"Chris","last":"McIvor"}}},"next":{"fields":{"slug":"/blog-bite-the-question-answered-by-the-mondaq-article-is-do-confidentiality-agreements-only-apply-to-the-contract-which-they-were-signed-to/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Blog Bite: Do confidentiality agreements survive the termination of the underlying agreement?","tags":["Confidentiality","Confidentiality Agreement","cmcivor"],"author":{"id":"cmcivor@cobaltcounsel.com","first":"Chris","last":"McIvor"}}}}}}