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Attorney-reviewed agreements protecting your company's trade secrets, proprietary information, and confidential business data. Select your state for legally compliant employment confidentiality agreements.
In today's competitive economy, your company's most valuable asset is information. An Employment Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement—also known as an Employee NDA—is the most effective way to protect your trade secrets, proprietary data, and intellectual property.
Our attorney-reviewed, state-specific form clearly defines what employees can and cannot disclose, while securing ownership of all work-related inventions and creative output. For just $9.99 per state, you can prevent costly IP disputes and maintain control of your company's innovations.
Thousands of employers nationwide rely on this form to protect their trade secrets and maintain a competitive advantage. ✅ Select your state below to download instantly and secure your business today.
It's a legal contract that requires employees to protect an employer's confidential information and assign ownership of any inventions or intellectual property created during their employment. Often referred to as an Employee NDA, it's a critical tool for protecting trade secrets.
Without this agreement, employees can legally share or use your proprietary information elsewhere. This form safeguards your intellectual property, prevents unfair competition, and minimizes legal exposure.
Confidential information includes nonpublic business data such as technical processes, client lists, pricing, financials, research, and development materials. Publicly available or independently developed information is excluded.
Any invention, discovery, or creative work made by an employee in connection with their job automatically belongs to the employer. Preexisting inventions (listed in Exhibit A) remain the employee's property, protecting both parties from disputes.
Yes. Each version is tailored to local law. For example, non-compete clauses are limited in states like California but enforceable under reasonable terms in Texas or Florida. Our forms comply with all state-specific rules.
Yes. It can easily be adapted for independent contractors or consultants who have access to proprietary information or intellectual property.
The employer can seek equitable relief, damages, or arbitration. Our form includes injunction and arbitration provisions that allow quick, enforceable remedies to prevent further harm.
No. The agreement explicitly preserves at-will status. It simply extends confidentiality and invention obligations beyond the term of employment.
Employees can list preexisting inventions in Exhibit A, ensuring clarity about ownership. If they incorporate any such invention into company work, the employer receives a license to use it.
Our Word and PDF templates are fully editable—just insert your company's details, adjust dates or terms, and you're ready to go. It's a fast, affordable way to get legally sound protection without hiring a lawyer.