Non-Compete Agreement: 

This example is part of a larger agreement, such as an employment contract or an employee handbook. You can use it as a separate agreement or incorporate it into another, larger document.

Nondisclosure and Noncompetition.

(a) After expiration or termination of this agreement, [employee name] agrees to respect the confidentiality of [company name] patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, and not to disclose them to anyone.

(b) [Employee name] agrees not to make use of research done in the course of work done for [company name] while employed by a competitor of [company name]

(c) [Employee name] agrees not to set up in business as a direct competitor of [company name] within a radius of [number] miles of [company name and location] for a period of [number and measure of time (e.g., four months or 10 years )] following the expiration or termination of this agreement.

(d) [Employee name] agrees to pay liquidated damages of $[dollar amount] if any violation of this paragraph is proved or admitted.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, [company name] and [employee name] have signed this agreement. 

Company Name: _____________________________________

Employee Name: _____________________________________

Date: ________________________________ 

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