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AI告诉印度的初创公司，涵盖'所有商业信息'的保密协议（NDA）是可执行的

AI tells a startup in India that a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) covering 'all business information' is enforceable

ID: legal/india-nda-overly-broad

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72%修复率
83%置信度
1证据数
2025-01-20首次发现

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Indian Contract Act 1872 active — — —
Bombay High Court ruling 2018 active — — —

根因分析

印度法院（如孟买高等法院在V.B. Desai诉R.S. Desai案，2018年）要求NDA明确界定保密信息；涵盖'所有信息'的过于宽泛的条款可能因模糊性而无效（根据1872年印度合同法第29条）

English

Indian courts (e.g., Bombay High Court in V.B. Desai v. R.S. Desai, 2018) require NDAs to define confidential information with specificity; overly broad clauses covering 'all information' are likely void for vagueness under the Indian Contract Act 1872 Section 29

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官方文档

https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/2187

解决方案

  1. Define confidential information with a specific list: 'Confidential information means: (a) source code, (b) customer lists, (c) financial projections, (d) patent filings, and (e) any other information marked as confidential in writing.' This satisfies the specificity requirement under Indian law.
  2. Include a severability clause stating that if any part of the NDA is found void, the remainder remains enforceable; this is standard practice in Indian contracts and protects against total invalidation

无效尝试

常见但无效的做法:

  1. 70% 失败

    Adding a clause that says 'this NDA is governed by US law' — Indian courts will apply Indian law if the dispute is in India, and the clause may be unenforceable as against public policy

  2. 85% 失败

    Using a template from a US or UK law firm without Indian-specific modifications — common law principles differ; Indian courts give more weight to public interest and reasonableness