Master Alliance Provisions Guide (MAPGuide)

PHS – Aridis, Rotavirus Vaccine Exclusive and Non-Exclusive License Agreement

  • Protecting & sharing information | Confidentiality

9. REPORTS ON PROGRESS, BENCHMARKS, SALES, AND PAYMENTS

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9.09 All plans and reports required by this Article 9 and marked “confidential” by Licensee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be treated by PHS as commercial and financial information obtained from a person and as privileged and confidential, and any proposed disclosure of such records by the PHS under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 shall be subject to the pre-disclosure notification requirements of 45 CFR § 5.65(d).

14. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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14.11 By entering into this Agreement, PHS does not directly or indirectly endorse any product or service provided, or to be provided, by Licensee whether directly or indirectly related to this Agreement. Licensee shall not state or imply that this Agreement is an endorsement by the Government, PHS, any other Government organizational unit, or any Government employee. Additionally, Licensee shall not use the names of NIH, CDC, PHS, or DHHS or the Government or their employees in any advertising, promotional, or sales literature without the prior written consent of PHS.