Exhibit 10.40
Asiainfo Technologies (China)
Limited
Confidentiality and
Non-Competition Agreement
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Party A:
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Name: Lenovo
Security Technologies (Beijing) Inc.
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Address:
Zhongdian Information Tower, No.6 Zhongguancun South Street,
Haidian District, Beijing, P.R.China
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Legal
representative: Steve Zhang
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Party B:
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Name: Jian
Qi
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Address:
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ID card No.:
110108196007011212
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Party A and Party B mutually
recognize that Party B may have access to or become aware of the
trade secrets of Party A during the employment of Party B, and that
the trade secrets of Party A have significant effect on Party
A’s competitive advantages in the market. Party B
acknowledges that, if the trade secrets of Party A are not
effectively protected, the production and operations of Party A may
be threatened, and the company may even sustain irrecoverable
losses. In consideration of the foregoing, Party A and Party B
hereby enter into this agreement in accordance with the current
applicable laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of
China with respect to the confidentiality maintenance of the trade
secrets of Party A by Party B and prohibition of business strife
during the period when Party B is employed by Party A and after
Party B quits Party A.
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1.
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General
principles and definitions
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1.1
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In order to
protect the legal rights and interests of both parties, the
following principles shall apply to this agreement: this agreement
should prevent any unfair competition activities against the
company as well as ensure that the right of labor to which Party B
is entitled by law should be realized.
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1.2
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The
“Service Term” referred to in this agreement shall mean
the period from the time when Party B commences to receive salary
from Party A to the time of termination (or extinguishment) of the
labor relation between Party A and Party B.
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1.3
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A
“Separation” referred to in this agreement shall mean
that either party expressly indicates the intention to dissolve or
terminate the employment relation and put such intention into
action, and shall comprise of all regular separations, such as
resignation, dismissal, or dissolution or termination of the labor
(contract) relation, and all irregular separations.
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1.4
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The
“Trade Secrets” referred to in this agreement shall
include but not be limited to:
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1.4.1
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the technical
information and operational information which are unknown to the
public, may generate economic benefits for Party A, with
practicability, and are subject to Party A’s confidentiality
measures;
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1.4.2
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the items for
which Party A has organized R&D or which are otherwise obtained
by Party A, and which may have specific complete technical
contents, or may constitute a technical resolution for a product or
technology and improvements thereof, or may be part of the
technical elements of a certain product or technology, including
but not limited to (1) software product designs currently
owned, developed or conceived by Party A; (2) computer
programs; (3) information and materials concerning the service
projects currently owned, developed or conceived by Party A; and
(4) Trade Secrets of third parties for which Party A
undertakes the responsibility of confidentiality; and
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1.4.3
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the entirety or
part of the elements of Party A’s project management,
technical management, archive management, quality management
methods, pricing methods, development plans, investment plans,
operation rules, commercial network, client name-lists, goods
supply information, advertising planning, management experience,
financial status, price lists, human resource planning, and other
information.
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1.5
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A
“Competing Unit” referred to in this agreement shall
mean any individual, company, enterprise, partnership, department,
association, institutional unit, social entity or other
organization which engages in the same kind of business as Party A
(including similar business), or provides the same kind of services
as Party A, or constitutes an actual or potential competition
against the business of Party A within the territorial scope of
Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan area. These competing
units include but are not limited to the following:
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1.5.1
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An enterprise
which is in the same industry as Party A;
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1.5.2
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An enterprise
or organization of any other type (or in any other industry) which
engages in any business identical or similar to the main services
performed by Party B for Party A;
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1.5.3
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A company,
enterprise, or other organization which provides professional
consultation or advisory services to the enterprise or organization
referred to in the preceding paragraphs.
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1.6
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The
“Non-competition Obligations” referred to in this
agreement shall mean the obligations set forth in Articles 3.3 and
3.4 of this agreement.
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2.
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Protection
of Trade Secrets and attribution of intellectual property
rights
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2.1
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Party B agrees
not to divulge, disclose, provide or disseminate, in any manner to
any person or entity at any time, the Trade Secrets defined in
Article 1 of this agreement or the trade secrets or confidential
information which may affect the business of Party A or matters
relating to the business of Party A, unless with Party A’s
express consent in writing.
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2.2
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Upon Party
B’s Separation, Party B shall unconditionally deliver to
Party A all business related carriers which are possessed or
controlled by Party B, including but not limited to equipment, CDs,
magnetic disks, magnetic tapes, notebooks, memoranda, reports,
archives, samples, books, correspondence, lists, and other written
and graphic records.
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2.3
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Party B
undertakes not to disclose the Trade Secrets of Party A under this
agreement to the subsequent employer(s) of Party B.
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2.4
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Unless with
Party A’s authorization and consent in writing, all the
inventions made by Party B in connection with his/her own job,
either separately or jointly with others, during his/her Service
Term, shall be owned by Party A.
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2.5
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Party B shall
have the obligation to disclose to Party A all the intellectual
property rights applied or obtained by Party B during the Service
Term of Party B and within one year after Party B’s
Separation.
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2.6
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Party B
undertakes that the intellectual property rights to the patents and
all other intellectual properties accomplished by Party B in
connection with his/her own job or assignments at Party A or the
business within one year following his/her Separation from Party A
shall be owned by Party A.
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3.
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Non-competition clause
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3.1
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Party B
undertakes not to engage in, for his/her own or on behalf of
others, or participate in the operation of, any business which is
competing with Party A directly or indirectly, during his/her
Service Term without Party A’s prior written
consent.
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