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RE: Sorry if this was posted earlier (didn't find it) - "Schiitting on MQA".

Posted by Charles Hansen (M) on November 10, 2017 at 02:54:07

In Reply to: RE: Sorry if this was posted earlier (didn't find it) - "Schiitting on MQA". posted by PAR on November 10, 2017 at 02:23:01:

> > I don't think that NDAs are that unusual and they have a long history. < <

True...

*But*, I have talked with many, many companies before about novel ideas I wanted to commercialize with them in a partnership. They simply refused if I didn't have a patent issued, as there was too much legal risk to even hear what my idea was - NDA or no NDA.

Since MQA already *had* patents (both issued and pending), the super-restrictive, completely lop-sided NDAs they had people sign was a nothing more or less than a sleazy trick - just like the product itself.

I've seen and signed many, many NDAs. There are equitable ones and there are completely lop-sided ones. Clearly MQA used theirs as a "gag-order" as many anti-MQA people (and firms) aren't allowed to express their candid thoughts due to MQA's specific NDA.

Obviously all just personal opinions - YMMV.

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