tangible or intangible, whether or not it may be patented, copyrighted or otherwise protected (including all versions, modifications, enhancements and derivative work thereof).
Restrictive Covenants. Optionee acknowledges and agrees that he or she has and will have access to secret and confidential information of the Company, its affiliates, and its subsidiaries (“Confidential Information”) and that the following restrictive covenants are necessary to protect the interests and continued success of the Company. As used in this Agreement, Confidential Information includes, without limitation, all information of a technical or commercial nature (such as research and development information, patents, trademarks and copyrights and applications thereto, formulas, codes, computer programs, software, methodologies, processes, innovations, software tools, know-how, knowledge, designs, drawings specifications, concepts, data, reports, techniques, documentation, pricing information, marketing plans, customer and prospect lists, trade secrets, financial information, salaries, business affairs, suppliers, profits, markets, sales strategies, forecasts and personnel information), whether written or oral, relating to the business and affairs of the Company, its customers and/or other business associates which has not been made available to the general public.
Confidentiality. Optionee shall not disclose any Confidential Information to any person or entity at any time during Optionee’s employment with the Company or at any time thereafter.
Non-Solicitation/Non-Interference. Optionee agrees that while Optionee remains employed by the Company and for an additional one (1) year after the separation of Optionee from employment with the Company, Optionee shall not (and shall cause any entity controlled by Optionee not to), directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, request or otherwise attempt to induce or influence, directly or indirectly, any present client, distributor, licensor or supplier, or prospective client, distributor, licensor or supplier, of the Company, or other persons sharing a business relationship with the Company, to cancel, limit or postpone their business with the Company, or otherwise take action which might cause a financial disadvantage of the Company; or (ii) hire or solicit for employment, directly or indirectly, or induce or actively attempt to influence, any employee, officer, director, agent, contractor or other business associate of the Company, to terminate his or her or her employment or discontinue such person’s consultant, contractor or other business association with the Company. For purposes of this Agreement the term “prospective client” shall mean any person, group of associated persons or entity whose business the Company has directly solicited within the one year period prior to the termination of his or her employment.
Non-Disparagement. Optionee agrees that he or she will not in any way disparage the Company, including current or former officers, directors and employees, nor will he or she make or solicit any comments, statements or the like to the media or to others that may be considered to be disparaging, derogatory or detrimental to the good name or business reputation of the Company.
If the Company, in its reasonable discretion, determines that Optionee violated any of the restrictive covenants contained in this Exhibit B, the applicable restrictive period shall be increased by the period of time from the commencement of any such violation until the time such violation shall be cured by Optionee to the satisfaction of the Company. Optionee agrees that a violation of any of the restrictive covenants contained in this Exhibit B shall constitute grounds for forfeiture of any equity-based awards granted to Optionee by the Company (regardless of the extent to which Optionee has vested in such awards), and grounds for the Company to recoup