What is a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)?
In the event of a licensing interest, a Non-Disclosure Agreement will be executed between the University and the potential licensee (the Company). An NDA protects the University’s confidential information by both requiring the potential licensee to keep the information confidential, and limiting their use of the confidential information. It also establishes that the company was unaware of the invention before Hopkins presented it to them. An NDA can be written so that it will protect the intellectual property currently under discussion, as well as any possible future projects that may arise as sponsored research between the faculty and the company.
